floppy disc

collocation in English

meaningsoffloppyanddisc

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floppy
adjective
uk
/ˈflɒp.i/us
/ˈflɑː.pi/
soft and not able to keep a firm shape ...
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disc
noun[C]
uk
/dɪsk/us
/dɪsk/
mainly UK
a circular ...
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(Definition offloppyanddiscfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesoffloppy disc

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The particular example used by my noble friend of the three-and-a-half inchfloppydiscis incorrect.
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A computer game can be copied in 40 seconds on to afloppydisc.
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After all, one does not go into a shop and ask for a two-and-a-half or a three-and-a-half inchfloppydisc.
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What happens if an obscene or threatening message is put on a computerfloppydiscand delivered through the letterbox?
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One can copy afloppydiscfor, say, word processing software—such a disc would market at between £200 and £300—on a twin-disc drive microcomputer in perhaps 10 seconds.
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One asks for afloppydisc.
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Special editions of the album were issued with afloppydiscwhich contained a screensaver.
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The magazine originally shipped with an accompanying 3.5in mmfloppydisc.
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Since updates required a new software release viafloppydiscto be installed by all subscribers, changes came slowly.
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It was released on a single-sidedfloppydisc.
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In the second part they learn the basic shell commands for listing directories, copying and renaming files, and saving to and restoring from floppy discs.
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It couldn't be plainer if it were raining floppy discs.
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I hear all the talk about floppy discs, megabytes and all the other jargon.
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There is much talk about floppy discs, software, hardware and home computers.
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That clearly covers floppy discs, which cannot be read until inserted into a computer.
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They do not know what "floppy discs"are or what"opto-couplings" are which has a slightly odd connotation.
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They discuss floppy discs, computers, new designs and all the rest of it.
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Nowadays economic models are handed round on floppy discs and run on personal computers.
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It is not necessary to be well versed in the art of computer hardware and software, or even to know the difference between spools and floppy discs.
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Software piracy began to be a problem when floppy discs became the storage media.
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