meaning floppy
A floppy disk, also called a floppy, diskette, or just disk, is a type of disk storage composed of a disk of thin and flexible magnetic storage medium, sealed in a rectangular plastic enclosure lined with fabric that removes dust particles. Floppy disks are read and written by a floppy disk drive. Floppy disks, initially as 8-inch media and later in 5Â¼-inch and 3Â½-inch sizes, were a ubiquitous form of data storage and exchange from the mid-1970s into the first years of the 21st century. By ...