DISKETTE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does diskette mean? 

• DISKETTE (noun)
  The noun DISKETTE has 1 sense:

1. a small plastic magnetic disk enclosed in a stiff envelope with a radial slit; used to store data or programs for a microcomputer

  Familiarity information: DISKETTE used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• DISKETTE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A small plastic magnetic disk enclosed in a stiff envelope with a radial slit; used to store data or programs for a microcomputer

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

diskette; floppy; floppy disk

Context example:

floppy disks are noted for their relatively slow speed and small capacity and low price

Hypernyms ("diskette" is a kind of...):

disc; disk; magnetic disc; magnetic disk ((computer science) a memory device consisting of a flat disk covered with a magnetic coating on which information is stored)

Holonyms ("diskette" is a part of...):

computer; computing device; computing machine; data processor; electronic computer; information processing system (a machine for performing calculations automatically)

Derivation:

disk ((computer science) a memory device consisting of a flat disk covered with a magnetic coating on which information is stored)