floppies
Obsolete data squares
Floppies is the plural of floppy, typically referring to floppy disks—the flexible magnetic storage media that dominated personal computing from the 1970s through the 1990s.
The term persists in nostalgic or historical contexts: I found a box of old floppies in the attic.
Less commonly, floppies can mean floppy hats or other soft, bendable items.
Portable magnetic storage medium
- 3.5-inchCommon diskette width
- magneticAttracting iron or attention
- formattedArranged according to specifications
- double-sidedActive on both faces
high-density · low-density · insertion · eject · capacity · sleeve · label · spindle
Able to start system
- filesystemData storage organization scheme
- megabyteData capacity measure
- kilobyteStorage measurement unit
- hardwareMetal goods and fittings
peripheral · format · partition · controller · BIOS · firmware · MS-DOS · autoexec
Evoking recent past
- eightiesYears from eighty-nine backward
- nineties1990-1999
- collectibleObject worth amassing
- vintageQuality from past eras
Atari · Commodore · Amiga · Macintosh · shareware · BBS · dial-up · childhood
Old and outdated
- outmodedNo longer in fashion
- supersededReplaced by something newer
- discontinuedNo longer available
- deprecatedFormally advised against using
defunct · legacy · phased-out · replaced · CD-ROM · USB · outdated · dinosaur
diskette
Portable magnetic storage medium
- 3.5-inchCommon diskette width
- magneticAttracting iron or attention
- formattedArranged according to specifications
double-sided · high-density · low-density · insertion · eject · capacity · sleeve · label · spindle · shutter
bootable
Able to start system
- filesystemData storage organization scheme
- megabyteData capacity measure
- kilobyteStorage measurement unit
hardware · peripheral · format · partition · controller · BIOS · firmware · MS-DOS · autoexec · sneakernet
retro
Evoking recent past
- eightiesYears from eighty-nine backward
- nineties1990-1999
- collectibleObject worth amassing
vintage · Atari · Commodore · Amiga · Macintosh · shareware · BBS · dial-up · childhood · old-school
antiquated
Old and outdated
- outmodedNo longer in fashion
- supersededReplaced by something newer
- discontinuedNo longer available
deprecated · defunct · legacy · phased-out · replaced · CD-ROM · USB · outdated · dinosaur · relic
pliable
Capable of bending easily
soft · loose · dangling · wilted · slouchy · relaxed · saggy · unstiffened
- comic booksgraphic novels, manga, superhero, villain, sidekick
floppieshard drives
Permanent computer storage devices
hard disks · HDDs · solid-state drives · SSDs
- belly floppingDiving stomach-first into water