フロッピーディスクfuroppiidisuku
フロッピー・ディスクfuroppii disuku
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Definitions
- noun, computingfloppy disk
Synonyms & antonyms
- SynonymフロッピーNeutralShort form of the headword and the most common choice in everyday use, as in 「フロッピーに保存」.
- SynonymディスケットNeutralA loanword for floppy disk; an old-fashioned term that is little used today — say 「フロッピー」 in daily speech.
- SynonymフレキシブルディスクNeutralTechnical full name meaning flexible disk; belongs to spec sheets rather than everyday speech.
- AntonymハードディスクNeutralA hard disk, the storage type contrasted with the floppy disk; e.g. 「ハードディスクに保存」.
In everyday Japanese, フロッピーディスク is normally shortened to 「フロッピー」; the disk itself is now largely obsolete. ディスケット is dated, and フレキシブルディスク is spec-sheet language. For a hard disk, say 「ハードディスク」.
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