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floppy drive

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.25 in modern English

Syllables
flop-py -drive
IPA
25
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A computer hardware device used for reading and writing on removable floppy disks, such as 3+¹⁄₂″, 5+¹⁄₄″ or 8″ diskettes.

Inflected Forms

floppy drives (plural)

Phrases

tape drive cassette drive

Frequently Paired Words

tape drive cassette drive

Synonyms

floppy disk drive floppy disc drive floppy diskette drive diskette drive FDD FD

Questions

What does floppy drive mean?
A computer hardware device used for reading and writing on removable floppy disks, such as 3+¹⁄₂″, 5+¹⁄₄″ or 8″ diskettes.

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