floppy disc drive
Magnetic disk interface
A floppy disc drive is a device that reads and writes data to floppy discs—thin, flexible magnetic storage media housed in protective sleeves.
These drives were standard equipment on personal computers from the 1970s through the 1990s, before CDs and USB drives rendered them obsolete.
Also spelled floppy disk drive.
Portable magnetic storage medium
- boot diskMedia that initializes computers
- BIOSBoot-up initialization firmware
- controllerDevice directing a system
- interfaceShared connection point
peripheral · filesystem · format · read · write · access time · data transfer · sector
Maximum amount containable
- write protectionSetting preventing data modification
- formattedArranged according to specifications
- backupStored duplicate for recovery
- save iconFile storage symbol
sneakernet · file transfer · portable storage · interchangeable
Rotating rod for thread
- motorEnergy-to-motion converter
- stepperMoves in discrete intervals
- trackPath or monitored route
- armatureRotating electromagnetic coil
eject button · lever · dust cover · 3.5-inch · shutter · hub · alignment
What's passed down
- deprecatedFormally advised against using
- discontinuedNo longer available
- supersededReplaced by something newer
- vintageQuality from past eras
retro · relic · outdated · archaic · mothballed · museum piece · retrocomputing · abandonware
diskette
Portable magnetic storage medium
- boot diskMedia that initializes computers
- BIOSBoot-up initialization firmware
- controllerDevice directing a system
interface · peripheral · filesystem · format · read · write · access time · data transfer · sector · track
capacity
Maximum amount containable
- write protectionSetting preventing data modification
- formattedArranged according to specifications
- backupStored duplicate for recovery
save icon · sneakernet · file transfer · portable storage · interchangeable
spindle
Rotating rod for thread
armature · eject button · lever · dust cover · 3.5-inch · shutter · hub · alignment
legacy
What's passed down
- deprecatedFormally advised against using
- discontinuedNo longer available
- supersededReplaced by something newer
vintage · retro · relic · outdated · archaic · mothballed · museum piece · retrocomputing · abandonware · emulator
floppy disc drivesolid-state drive
Flash-based persistent storage
SSD · flash drive · USB drive · cloud storage · thumb drive
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