diskette

See also: Diskette

English

Etymology

disk +‎ -ette, by analogy with cassette.

Pronunciation

(UK) IPA^(key): /dɪsˈkɛt/
Audio (US) (file)

Noun

diskette (plural diskettes)

(computing) A small, flexible, magnetic disk for storage and retrieval of data.
(computing, dated) An 8-inch floppy disk.

Synonyms

floppy
floppy disk
floppy diskette
disk (Considered as a contraction in the UK)

Derived terms

Translations

small, flexible, magnetic disk for storage and retrieval of data

Arabic: قُرْص مَرِن‎‎ m (qurṣ marin)
Chinese:
Mandarin: 軟盤 (zh), 软盘 (zh) (ruǎnpán), 磁盤 (zh), 磁盘 (zh) (cípán), 磁碟 (zh) (cídié)
Czech: disketa (cs) f
Finnish: disketti (fi)
French: disquette (fr) f
German: Diskette (de) f
Greek: δισκέτα (el) f (diskéta)
Hindi: डिस्केट (ḍiskēṭ)
Indonesian: disket (id)
Italian: dischetto m, floppy disk (it) m

Japanese: ディスケット (disuketto)
Korean: 디스켓 (diseuket)
Norman: distchette f
Polish: dyskietka (pl) f
Portuguese: disquete (pt) m, disco flexível m
Russian: диске́та (ru) f (diskéta)
Serbo-Croatian: disketa (sh) f
Spanish: disquete (es) m
Swedish: diskett (sv) c
Turkish: disket (tr)

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from English diskette.

Pronunciation

Audio (file)
Hyphenation: dis‧ket‧te

Noun

diskette f (plural diskettes, diminutive diskettetje n)

(computer hardware) floppy disk, diskette

Synonyms

floppydisk

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