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Translate floppy disk from English to French

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floppy disk:
- disquette; disque
Wiktionary:
- floppy disk → disquette
- floppy disk → disquette

English

Detailed Translations for floppy disk from English to French

floppy disk:

floppy disk [the ~] noun

the floppy disk (diskette)
la disquette; le disque
- disquette [la ~] noun
- disque [le ~] noun
the floppy disk (diskette)
la disquette
- disquette [la ~] noun
the floppy disk (disk)

– A reusable magnetic storage medium. The floppy disk used today is the rigid 3.5-inch microfloppy that holds 1.44 MB. It is called floppy because the first varieties were housed in bendable jackets. ¹
la disquette
- disquette [la ~] noun

Translation Matrix for floppy disk:

Noun	Related Translations	Other Translations
disque	diskette; floppy disk	L.P.; album; disc; disk; long playing record; record
disquette	disk; diskette; floppy disk
-	diskette; floppy
Other	Related Translations	Other Translations
-	flexible diskette

Synonyms for "floppy disk":

diskette; floppy; magnetic disk; magnetic disc; disk; disc

Related Definitions for "floppy disk":

a small plastic magnetic disk enclosed in a stiff envelope with a radial slit; used to store data or programs for a microcomputer²
- floppy disks are noted for their relatively slow speed and small capacity and low price²
A reusable magnetic storage medium. The floppy disk used today is the rigid 3.5-inch microfloppy that holds 1.44 MB. It is called floppy because the first varieties were housed in bendable jackets.¹

Wiktionary Translations for floppy disk:

floppy disk

noun

flexible disk used for storing digital data
- floppy disk → disquette

floppy disk

noun

Petit disque souple enfermé dans une enveloppe rigide, utilisé en informatique comme moyen amovible de stockage d'information.
- disquette → floppy disk; diskette; single

Cross Translation:

From	To	Via
• floppy disk	→ disquette	↔ Diskette — Informationstechnik: runder, magnetischer Wechseldatenträger, meist fest in eine Kunststoff- oder Papierhülle eingebaut

Related Translations for floppy disk

disk