Diskette Meaning in English

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التعريف

A small, flat, removable magnetic storage device that was commonly used for saving and transferring data on computers before USB drives and CDs became popular.

الاستخدام والفروق الدقيقة

The word is now mostly historical or nostalgic, as 'diskettes' are rarely used. Commonly called 'floppy disks.' Rare in modern computers; you may find it in museums or retro tech discussions.

• Spanish: disquete
• Portuguese (BR): disquete
• Portuguese (PT): disquete
• Chinese (Simplified): 软盘
• Chinese (Traditional): 磁碟片
• Hindi: डिस्केट (floppy disk)
• Arabic: قرص مرن
• Bengali: ডিস্কেট
• Russian: дискета - флоппи-диск
• Japanese: フロッピーディスク
• Vietnamese: đĩa mềm
• Korean: 디스켓 - 플로피 디스크
• Turkish: disket - disket sürücü
• Urdu: ڈسکیٹ
• Indonesian: disket - disket floppy

جمل نموذجية

I saved my school project on a diskette.

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Don't touch the magnetic surface of the diskette.

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Do you remember when we had to use a diskette just to save one document?

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Now, it’s hard to believe we once relied on a diskette for everything.

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The old computer uses a diskette to start.

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My first computer came with a box of blank diskettes.

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