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adj. -pi•er, -pi•est,adj. n.
a floppy hat → un chapeau à bordsflottantsfloppy disk n(COMPUTING) → disquettef
floppy hat → cappello floscio
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Like Magnetic Tape
The floppy's recording surface was a circular platter of magnetically coated plastic similar to magnetic tape, except that both sides were recordable. The drive grabbed and spun the platter inside its jacket, while the read/write head contacted the surface through an opening. At 300 RPM, floppies rotated considerably slower than a hard disk, and they came to a complete stop when there was no read/write activity.
Format Before Writing
Every new floppy had to be 'formatted,' which divided the disk into sectors (see format program). However, by looking at the external jacket, one could not always discern the recording format. See magnetic disk.
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Slot (third-person singular simple present slots, present participle slotting, simple past and past participle slotted) To put something (such as a coin) into a slot (narrow aperture) To assign something or someone into a slot (gap in a schedule or sequence) To put something where it belongs.
- Floppies may be either single-sided or double-sided. 3.5 inch floppies are less floppy than the larger disks because they come in a stiff plastic 'envelope' or case, hence the alternative names 'stiffy' or 'crunchy' sometimes used to distinguish them from the floppier kind. The following formats are used on IBM PCs and elsewhere.
- The thread is about the use of msx floppies in emulators and i promote RuMSX If people don't stop attacking me and call me a troll and even a murderer. Or even stop responding, I will answer them if I have the time, that's neat of me. My answer is many times smaller than what they write to me.
- Hi, and thanks in advance for trying to help. Yesterday I tried to save something onto floppy and it didn't work. I haven't used the drive for years, and the disks were just a few I had laying around - each of the discs failed in the same manner. I inserted a disk into my floppy drive then.
- A derogatory term for an insurgent fighter who trended to be black. Originated with Rhodesian military personnel in Rhodesia (currently Zimbabwe) during the Rhodesian Bush War. The term arises from how insurgents would flop down dead when shot.
Related to floppies: diskette, Floppy drive, Floppy disks
flop·py
(flŏp′ē)Slot Floppies Meaning Slang
adj.flop·pi·er, flop·pi·est Tending to flop or hang; loose and flexible: a rabbit with floppy ears.
n.pl.flop·pies
flop′pi·ly adv.
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
floppy
(ˈflɒpɪ)adj, -pieror-piest
n, pl-pies
ˈfloppilyadv
Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014
flop•py
(ˈflɒp i)adj. -pi•er, -pi•est,adj. n.
2. floppy disk.
flop′pi•ly,adv.
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| Noun | 1. | floppy - a small plastic magnetic disk enclosed in a stiff envelope with a radial slit; used to store data or programs for a microcomputer; 'floppy disks are noted for their relatively slow speed and small capacity and low price' diskette, floppy disk computer, computing device, computing machine, data processor, electronic computer, information processing system - a machine for performing calculations automatically magnetic disc, magnetic disk, disc, disk - (computer science) a memory device consisting of a flat disk covered with a magnetic coating on which information is stored |
| Adj. | 1. | floppy - hanging limply; 'a spaniel with floppy ears' lax - lacking in strength or firmness or resilience; 'a lax rope'; 'a limp handshake' |
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floppy
adjectivedroopy, soft, loose, hanging, limp, flapping, sagging, baggy, flip-flop, flaccid, pendulousthe girl with the floppy hat
Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002
floppy
adjectiveLacking in stiffness or firmness:
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měkkýpoddajný
lógó
so širokým zvlneným okrajom
floppy
[ˈflɒpɪ]A.ADJ (floppier (compar) (floppiest (superl))) [hat] → flexible; [doll] → de trapo
a dog with floppy ears → un perro con las orejascaídas
a dog with floppy ears → un perro con las orejascaídas
C.CPDfloppy disc or diskN (Comput) → disquetem, discomflexible
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
floppy
[ˈflɒpi]adj [hair, fringe] → lâche, flottant(e)a floppy hat → un chapeau à bordsflottantsfloppy disk n(COMPUTING) → disquettef
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
floppy
adj (+er) → schlaff, schlapp; movement → schlaksig; clothes → weit; hair → wallend; bow → weich; floppy hat → Schlapphutm; floppy ears → Schlappohrenpl
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
floppy
[ˈflɒpɪ]adj (-ier (comp) (-iest (superl))) → floscio/a, mollefloppy hat → cappello floscio
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
flop
(flop) verb – past tense, past participle flopped –1. to fall or sit down suddenly and heavily. She flopped into an armchair. neerplof; neerval يَرْتَمي، يَتَساقَط цопвам jogar-se praštit sebou plumpsen lade sig falde; dumpe σωριάζομαι ξαφνικά tumbarse, dejarse caer potsatama تلپی افتادن lysähtää affaler לִפּוֹל בִּכבֵדוּת फड़फड़ाना pasti, naglo sjesti leroskad terperenyak hlamma sér buttarsi, lasciarsi cadere ぱたりと倒れる 쿵 쓰러지다(떨어지다) šlioptelėti, plestelėti smagi nokrist/nomest; noplakšķēt terperenyuk ploffenplaske, slenge seg ned i, ramle klapnąć نګوښېدل، ګوډ ګوډ تلل، دروند دروند پرلاره تلل، په انډى انډى تلل، نا كامېدل، ړنګېدل، ورانېدل jogar-se a se trânti плюхаться hodiť sa sesesti se skljokati se sätta sig med en duns, slänga sig ล้มตัวลง çöküvermek, yığılmak 猛然跌倒或坐下 гепнутися اچانک زور سے گر پڑنا nằm xoài ra; ngồi phịch xuống 猛然跌倒或坐下
2. to hang or swing about loosely. Her hair flopped over her face. geval يَتَدَلّى падам cair vlát flattern klaske πέφτω, κρέμομαι ανάλαφρα caer kõlkuma تکان خوردن roikkua flotter לְפַרפֵּר थक कर बैठ जाना padati slobodno (kosa) lelóg menggantung slengjast ricadere ぱたぱたする 늘어져서 흔들거리다 kadaruoti, tabaluoti nokarāties menggantung hangenflagre, flakse zwisać نګوښېدل cair a flutura свисать viať frfotati lepršati hänga och slänga, flaxa สะบัดไปมา; แกว่งไปมา dökülmek, düşmek 簌簌下垂 тріпотіти لہرانا lủng lẳng 簌簌下垂
3. (of a theatrical production) to fail; to be unsuccessful. the play flopped. was 'n volslae mislukking يَفْشَل провалям се fracassar propadnout danebengehen floppe; være en fiasko έχω αποτυχία fracasar läbi kukkuma ناموفق بودن epäonnistua faire un flop לְהִיכָּשֵׁל असफल होना pretrpjeti potpun neuspjeh megbukik gagal misheppnast fare fiasco 失敗する (연극 등이) 실패하다 nepavykti, sužlugti ciest neveiksmi; izgāzties gagal mislukkengjøre fiasko, falle med et brak zrobić klapę نا كامېدل fracassar a suferi un eşec провалиться prepadnúť izjaloviti se, propasti doživeti debakl floppa, göra fiasko พลาด; ล้มเหลว tutulmamak, tutmamak (戲劇的)失敗 провалитися نا کامیاب ہونا không thành công （戏剧的）失败
noun1. (a) flopping movement. swaaiende beweging هُبوط، سُقوط цопване baque pád der Plumps plask; klask απότομο πέσιμο, γδούποςcaída potsatus حرکت به بالا و پایین lysähdys chuteפרפור फड़फड़ težak pad, bucan udarac pottyanás gerakan jatuh skellur tonfo ぱたりと倒れること 펄썩(털썩) 떨어짐(쓰러짐) šlioptelėjimas smags kritiens; plakšķis gerakan jatuh plofplask, klask, dunk klapnięcie دروند دروند پرلاره تلل baque cădere шлепок pád padec pad flaxande, duns, plums การเคลื่อนไหวที่กระโดดไปมา sallanma, sarkma 跳動 шльопання, ляскання ڈھلملانا cử động rơi phịch hoặc tiếng rơi thịch 跳动
2. a failure. The show was a complete flop. volslae mislukking فَشَل، إخْفاق провал fiasco fiasko, propadák die Pleite flop; fiasko αποτυχία, φιάσκοfracaso läbikukkumine شکست epäonnistuminen flop כִּשָלוֹן विफलता neuspjeh bukás kegagalan sem hefur misheppnast fiasco 失敗 실패 nesėkmė, sužlugimas neveiksme; izgāšanās kegagalan mislukkingfiaskoklapa ناكامى، نشتوالى، بې وسى خوسا توب، ورستوالى، ډوپه توب، ناكام (سړى يا شى fiasco fiasco провал fiasko polom neuspeh flopp, fiasko ความล้มเหลว başarısızlık, fiyasko 失敗 фіаско نا کامیابی thất bại hoàn toàn 失败
ˈfloppy adjective tending to flop; flopping. a floppy hat. slap; pap;slaprandhoed مُتَدَلِّ، هابِط увиснал caído měkký; poddajný schlaff slasket; slatten χαλαρός, μαλακόςblando, que se cae lotendav آویزان؛ شل و ول veltto flasque תָּלוּי בְּרִפיוֹן नरम mekan, obješena oboda laza, lógó lemas linur, tuskulegur floscio ぱたぱたしやすい 펄럭이는 nukaręs, nulėpęs nokāries tergantung slapslasket, slapp, løsthengendemiękki, sflaczały آویزان caído moale обвислый so širokým zvlneným okrajom ohlapen savitljiv flaxande, slokig มีแนวโน้มว่าจะห้อย; ล้มลง sarkık, bol 下垂的，邋遢的 такий, що вільно звисає ڈانوا ڈول mềm và dẻo 下垂的，邋遢的
ˌfloppy ˈdisk noun a small computer disk for storing information. slapskyf لَيِّن، لَدِن дискета disco flexível disketa der Floppylaufwerk floppydisk; diskette δισκέτα Η/Υ disquete flopi فلاپی levyke disquetteתקליטור फ्लॉपी डिस्क disketa flopi, hajlékonylemez disket floppy disk, dischetto フロッピーディスク 플로피 디스크 diskelis diskete disket floppydisk, diskettediskettdyskietka فلاپی dischetă гибкий диск pružný disk, disketa disketa disketa diskett ดิสเกต disket (電腦)軟式磁碟片 флопі-диск معلومات کو بھرنے کی مقناطیسی قرص đĩa mềm 软盘
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floppy disk
a flexible removable magnetic disk that stores information and can be used to store data for use in a microprocessor
Collins Discovery Encyclopedia, 1st edition © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
floppy disk
[¦fläp·ē ′disk] (computer science)A flexible plastic disk coated with magnetic oxide and used for data entry to a computer; a slot in its protective envelope or housing, which remains stationary while the disk rotates, exposes the track positions for the magnetic read/write head of the drive unit. Also known as diskette.
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific & Technical Terms, 6E, Copyright © 2003 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
floppy disk
(hardware, storage)(Or 'floppy', 'diskette') A small, portable plastic disk coated in a magnetisable substance used for storing computer data, readable by a computer with a floppy disk drive. The physical size of disks has shrunk from the early 8 inch, to 5 1/4 inch ('minifloppy') to 3 1/2 inch ('microfloppy') while the data capacity has risen.
These disks are known as 'floppy' disks (or diskettes) because the disk is flexible and the read/write head is in physical contact with the surface of the disk in contrast to 'hard disks' (or winchesters) which are rigid and rely on a small fixed gap between the disk surface and the heads. Floppies may be either single-sided or double-sided.
3.5 inch floppies are less floppy than the larger disks because they come in a stiff plastic 'envelope' or case, hence the alternative names 'stiffy' or 'crunchy' sometimes used to distinguish them from the floppier kind.
The following formats are used on IBM PCs and elsewhere:
Capacity Density Width 360K double 5.25' 720K double 3.5' 1.2M high 5.25' 1.44M high 3.5'
Double denisty and high density are usually abbreviated DD and HD. HD 3.5 inch disks have a second hole in the envelope and an overlapping 'HD' logo.
These disks are known as 'floppy' disks (or diskettes) because the disk is flexible and the read/write head is in physical contact with the surface of the disk in contrast to 'hard disks' (or winchesters) which are rigid and rely on a small fixed gap between the disk surface and the heads. Floppies may be either single-sided or double-sided.
3.5 inch floppies are less floppy than the larger disks because they come in a stiff plastic 'envelope' or case, hence the alternative names 'stiffy' or 'crunchy' sometimes used to distinguish them from the floppier kind.
The following formats are used on IBM PCs and elsewhere:
Capacity Density Width 360K double 5.25' 720K double 3.5' 1.2M high 5.25' 1.44M high 3.5'
Double denisty and high density are usually abbreviated DD and HD. HD 3.5 inch disks have a second hole in the envelope and an overlapping 'HD' logo.
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floppy disk
An earlier, reusable magnetic storage medium and drive introduced by IBM in 1971. Officially a 'diskette,' it was nicknamed 'floppy' because the first varieties were housed in bendable jackets. In the late 1970s, the floppy was the first personal computer storage medium. Although computers with hard disks emerged in the 1980s, they had at least one floppy drive for distributing applications, backup and data transfer between machines. By the mid-1990s, the floppy gave way to the CD-ROM for software distribution, while local networks and the Internet became popular for backup and data exchange.Like Magnetic Tape
The floppy's recording surface was a circular platter of magnetically coated plastic similar to magnetic tape, except that both sides were recordable. The drive grabbed and spun the platter inside its jacket, while the read/write head contacted the surface through an opening. At 300 RPM, floppies rotated considerably slower than a hard disk, and they came to a complete stop when there was no read/write activity.
Format Before Writing
Every new floppy had to be 'formatted,' which divided the disk into sectors (see format program). However, by looking at the external jacket, one could not always discern the recording format. See magnetic disk.
| The Common Floppy Versions |
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| Although ubiquitous in the late 1970s and early 1980s, the bendable 5.25' floppy was surpassed by the rigid 3.5' floppy in the late 1980s. |
| Anatomy of a 3.5' Floppy |
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| The magnetic disk rotated between two liners inside the plastic jacket. |
| A Floppy-Based Computer |
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| Floppy-based computers such as this Kaypro portable were the rage in the early 1980s. The computer was booted with the operating system floppy in the first drive, and the second drive was used for applications. |
| Handwriting on the Wall |
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| This 1999 headline foretold the floppy's future obsolescence. (Article headline courtesy of the Philadelphia Inquirer.) |
Slot Floppies Meaning
| No Wonder |
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| The arrow points to a microSD card resting on one 3.5' floppy. MicroSD capacities have reached 512GB, the equivalent of 365,000 floppies. See microSD. |
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