floppy drive
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floppy drive
noun floppy drives
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A computer hardware device used for reading and writing on removable floppy disks, such as 3+¹⁄₂″, 5+¹⁄₄″ or 8″ diskettes.
Similar: floppy disk drive, floppy disc drive, floppy diskette drive, diskette drive, FDD, FD
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noun device for reading floppy disks
| Español | disquetera, unidad de disquete |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | フロッピーディスクドライブ furoppī disuku doraibu |
| 中文 | 軟盤驅動器 /软盘驱动器 ruǎnpán qūdòngqì |
| Português | leitor/drive de disquetes/disquete |
| Français | lecteur de disquette |
| Deutsch | Diskettenlaufwerk |
| Română | unitate de dischetă |
| Русский | дисково́д diskovód |
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title = {floppy drive},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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