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floppy disk

noun

  1. removable disk storage medium
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Wiktionary

noun

  1. A removable disk used for storing digital data, measuring between 2 and 8 inches diagonally and storing between 80 KB and 240 MB.

    A hacker starts with nothing but a dream and a floppy disk and presently finds himself in a business that's doubled and trebled.

    The floppy disk itself is a magnetically coated flexible plastic disk which is mounted in a protective envelope and can be used as a mass data storage medium.