noun · rare

floppy

floppy · floppies

гнучкий диск, дискета

гибкий диск, дискета

Diskette, Floppy, Floppy Disk

A floppy diskA floppy disk.

/ˈflɒ.pi/

» You mustn't format this floppy disk.

Не треба форматувати цей жорсткий диск.

Meaning

3 senses

(dated)A floppy disk.
Diskette, Floppy Disc
диске́таdiskéta
(Rhodesia, South Africa, slang)An insurgent in the Rhodesian Bush War, called as such for the way they "flop" when shot.
(informal)A comic book.

More definitions

a small plastic magnetic disk enclosed in a stiff envelope with a radial slit; used to store data or programs for a microcomputer

20 sentences

You mustn't format this floppy disk.
Не треба форматувати цей жорсткий диск.
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It fits on a single floppy disk.
Це вміщується на одну дискету.
ruЭто умещается на одной дискете.
deEs passt auf eine einzige Diskette.
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This computer has a 3½″ floppy drive.
deDieser Rechner hat ein 3½″-Diskettenlaufwerk.
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Make that floppy uncopiable, just in case.
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This computer has a floppy disk drive.
ruВ этом компьютере есть дисковод для гибких дисков.
deDieser Rechner verfügt über ein Diskettenlaufwerk.
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6 languages

Русский

By meaning 1

(computing) a floppy disk:

Deutsch

By meaning 1

(computing) a floppy disk:

plural: floppies

Singular	floppy
Plural	floppies

regular

4 synonyms

Close in meaning

a small plastic magnetic disk enclosed in a stiff envelope with a radial slit; used to store data or programs for a microcomputer:diskette floppy disk