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| disk drive |
a device inside or connected to a computer that copies data to and from a hard disc or floppy disc. |
| diskette |
see "floppy disk." |
| floppy |
in computers, a flexible plastic disk having a magnetic surface used to store data; floppy disk. [1/2 definitions] |
| floppy disk |
a thin flexible plastic disk with a magnetic coating, on which computer information can be stored; diskette; floppy. |
| limp2 |
not stiff, rigid, or firm; floppy or flabby. [1/2 definitions] |
| tag1 |
a floppy or ragged tatter or projection. [1/9 definitions] |
| tam-o'-shanter |
a cap or beret of Scottish origin that has a tightfitting headband, a round, floppy crown, and often a tuft or other decoration in the center of the top; tam. |
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