floppy disk A removable magnetic disk which is used to store data and is often used to transfer files from one computer to another or as a backup device for small files. Once available in 5.25 and 8 inch formats, the floppy disk is now only commercially used in its hard cased 3.5 inch version. It has a small capacity of only 1.44 Mb.

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