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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." |
| elephant |
an enormous mammal with a very long nose called a trunk. Elephants have curved tusks, huge, floppy ears, and four long, thick legs. Elephants use their trunks to pick up food, drink water, or lift things. They use their tusks to dig roots. Elephants travel in herds, eating tons of plants every day. African elephants are the largest mammals that live on land. Indian elephants are smaller and can be trained to work with people. |
| floppy |
a 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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