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floppy disk

[flop-ee disk] / ˈflɒp i ˈdɪsk /


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“That advice has not aged well—it has the practical value of a floppy disk today,” wrote Gill.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 17, 2026

He doesn’t have the internet on his computer and continues to save his work to a floppy disk, which he walks down the hall to his assistant at the end of the work day.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 3, 2024

It has been two decades since their heyday, but one bulk supplier of the iconic 3.5-inch floppy disk used to store data in 1990s says business is still booming.

From Reuters • Oct. 21, 2022

"I haven't seen a floppy disk probably since the 1980s," she says.

From BBC • Jul. 23, 2021

He inserted the floppy disk and began typing.

From "The Hot Zone" by Richard Preston




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