diskette

[ US /dɪˈskɛt/ ]
[ UK /dɪskˈɛt/ ]

NOUN

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

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Using the software is easy - insert the self-booting diskette into drive A, then turn on or reboot the computer.
And suppose that employee may have spent the better part of the past week copying files off the server and onto diskettes.
Over a period of three months, Etessami customized his program for Rug World, overnighting diskettes to Shallenberger.
A diskette was in the drive, and could not be read or removed.
In case you're wondering - I prefer the term 'diskette' for the 3.5 "variants, and reserve the term 'floppy' for the 5.25" and 8 "variants, for obvious reasons. OSNews
Your sole and exclusive remedy in the event of a defect is expressly limited to replacement of the diskette as provided above.
An electronic file (email attachment or diskette) of the calendar is available in Microsoft Word format for $10.00. This you won't believe
(I copied it onto diskette, too, at that same place, in that same year, but I never resold it nor represented it as my own work.) Rip (Off) City (Jack Bog's Blog)
The computer comes bundled with software and diskettes.
The first PC came standard with 16kilobytesKB of memory at a bare-bones price of $1,265 without a monitor of a diskette drive. Larry Magid: Happy 30th Anniversary IBM PC

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