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floppy
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adjective
hanging limply
a spaniel with floppy ears
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noun
(= floppy disk)
a small plastic magnetic disk enclosed in a stiff envelope with a radial slit; used to store data or programs for a microcomputer
floppy disks are noted for their relatively slow speed and small capacity and low price
disk
Noun
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A disk is an object that is thin, flat, and circular.
A coin is a disk of metal.
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Something that looks like a disk.
Venus' disk blocked light from the Sun.
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A vinyl phonograph / gramophone record.
Turn the disk over after it has finished.
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A floppy disk.
He still uses floppy disks from 1979.
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A disc - either a CD-ROM, an audio CD, a DVD.
She burned some disks yesterday to back up the information on her computer.
storage
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noun
the act of storing something
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noun
the commercial enterprise of storing goods and materials
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noun
(= storehouse)
a depository for goods
storehouses were built close to the docks
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noun
(computer science) the process of storing information in a computer memory or on a magnetic tape or disk
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noun
(= reposition, warehousing)
depositing in a warehouse
they decided to reposition their furniture in a recommended repository in Brooklyn
my car is in storage
publishers reduced print runs to cut down the cost of warehousing
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noun
(= memory)
an electronic memory device
a memory and the CPU form the central part of a computer to which peripherals are attached