Meaning & use
diskette
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A small, portable magnetic disk used for storing computer data, especially a 3.5-inch floppy disk.
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He saved the report onto a diskette before the office computers were upgraded.
Old software often shipped on several diskettes that had to be installed in sequence.
A note on using this word
Diskettes were the standard portable storage medium from the 1970s through the 1990s before being replaced by CDs, USB drives, and cloud storage.
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floppy disk
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