Definition, Meaning & Synonyms
floppies
Noun
/ˈfläpē/
Definition
Floppies refer to floppy disk drives or the physical floppy disks used for data storage in older computer systems.
Examples
- In the past, I would save my homework on floppies to take to school.
- The computer lab still has some old machines that use floppies.
Meaning
Floppies are magnetic storage devices that were once popular for transferring data between computers. They are called ‘floppy’ because of their flexible plastic shell that holds the magnetic disk inside.
Synonyms
- Floppy disks
- Diskettes
- Magnetic disks
