フロッピーディスクfuroppiidisuku

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フロッピー・ディスクfuroppii disuku
Definitions
  1. 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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Japanese definitions
  1. コンピューターの記録きろく媒体ばいたいの一ひとつで、合成ごうせい樹脂じゅしの円盤えんばんに磁性体じせいたいの材料ざいりょうを塗布とふし、ジャケットに収納しゅうのうしたもの。フロッピー。ディスケット。

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