floppy

Plural: floppies

Noun

• A flexible magnetic disk for storing computer data.
• a small plastic magnetic disk enclosed in a stiff envelope with a radial slit; used to store data or programs for a microcomputer
  • "floppy disks are noted for their relatively slow speed and small capacity and low price"
• A floppy disk.
• An insurgent in the Rhodesian Bush War, called as such for the way they "flop" when shot.
• A comic book.

Adjective Satellite

• hanging limply
  • "a spaniel with floppy ears"

Adj

• Limp, not hard, firm, or rigid; flexible.

Adjective

• Soft and flexible; lacking stiffness or rigidity.

Examples

• He felt like he needed a floppy disk to store all the new words he was learning.
• His opponent’s floppy defense left many scoring opportunities open.

Synonyms

diskette, floppy disk, flopsy, gook, terr

Related Words

FLOPPILY

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