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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

floppy disk drive

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.18 in modern English

Syllables
flop-py disk -drive
IPA
34
Scrabble Score
15
Letters
3
Syllables
12
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A floppy drive; a disk drive for floppy disks.

Inflected Forms

floppy disk drives (plural) floppy disc drive (alternative) FDD (alternative)

Phrases

disk drive disc drive hard disk drive optical disc drive

Frequently Paired Words

disk drive disc drive hard disk drive optical disc drive

Synonyms

floppy diskette drive floppy drive diskette drive FDD FD

Questions

What does floppy disk drive mean?
A floppy drive; a disk drive for floppy disks.

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