floppy diskette
Eighties data square
A floppy diskette is a portable data storage medium used with personal computers from the 1970s through the 1990s.
The thin magnetic disk inside a flexible plastic sleeve gave it the name—early versions bent easily.
Floppies held modest amounts of data by modern standards and were gradually replaced by CDs, USB drives, and cloud storage.
The floppy disk icon persists as the universal "save" symbol in software.
Storage measurement unit
- megabyteData capacity measure
- capacityMaximum amount containable
- filesStored data collections
- dataFacts for analysis
backup · archive · save · write · read · format · bootable · filesystem
Evoking recent past
- vintageQuality from past eras
- eightiesYears from eighty-nine backward
- nineties1990-1999
- save iconFile storage symbol
old school · collectible · memorabilia · computer history · personal computing · pop culture · museum piece · throwback
Old and outdated
- outmodedNo longer in fashion
- relicPreserved ancient object
- supersededReplaced by something newer
- outdatedNo longer in use
deprecated · discontinued · phased out · legacy · replaced · CD-ROM · USB drive · cloud storage
Strongly attracted to magnets
- magnetizationAcquiring magnetic polarity
- trackPath or monitored route
- sectorDistinct division of whole
- data encodingConverting information to transmittable format
Common diskette width
- linerInner protective covering
- shutterHinged window covering
- notchV-shaped incision
- double-sidedActive on both faces
kilobyte
Storage measurement unit
data · backup · archive · save · write · read · format · bootable · filesystem · removable
retro
Evoking recent past
save icon · old school · collectible · memorabilia · computer history · personal computing · pop culture · museum piece · throwback · classic
antiquated
Old and outdated
- outmodedNo longer in fashion
- relicPreserved ancient object
- supersededReplaced by something newer
outdated · deprecated · discontinued · phased out · legacy · replaced · CD-ROM · USB drive · cloud storage · optical disc
ferromagnetic
Strongly attracted to magnets
- magnetizationAcquiring magnetic polarity
- trackPath or monitored route
- sectorDistinct division of whole
data encoding · write protection · magnetic media · degauss · bad sector
3.5-inch
Common diskette width
floppy disketteflash drive
Portable digital storage device
USB drive · solid-state drive · SSD · cloud storage · hard drive
floppy diskettecloud storage
Online data preservation service
cloud computing · streaming · RAM · Google Drive · Dropbox
floppy diskettepaper
Pressed pulp for writing
print · hardcopy · paper filing · microfilm
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