Definition, Meaning & Synonyms
diskette
Noun
/dɪsˈkɛt/
Definition
A small, portable storage medium used to store data, typically made of a thin, flexible disk enclosed in a protective plastic shell.
Examples
- The program was saved onto a diskette for easy transport between computers.
- Many old computers still have a diskette drive for reading floppy disks.
- He found an old diskette in his desk drawer containing childhood games.
Meaning
Diskettes were widely used in the past to save and transfer computer data before the advent of more advanced storage solutions such as USB flash drives and cloud storage.
Synonyms
- Floppy disk
- Disk
- Portable disk
