Floppies

/ˈflɑpiz/ noun

Definition

Plural of floppy; floppy disks or floppy disk drives used in computers for data storage (now obsolete technology).

Etymology

Plural of 'floppy' (noun), short for 'floppy disk,' which was named for its flexible, floppy nature compared to rigid hard drives.

Kelly Says

The term 'floppies' is a beautiful linguistic fossil: the floppy disk icon that still represents 'save' on most software is an obsolete technology that's been dead for 15+ years, yet lives on in our digital vocabulary.

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