flippy disk
English
Etymology
Blend of flip + floppy disk
Noun
flippy disk (plural flippy disks)
- (computing, dated) an 8-inch or 5.25-inch floppy diskette, whereby to use both sides of the disk, it is flipped over (diskette is removed from drive and turned over then reinserted)
Synonyms
- flippy diskette
- flippy disc
- flippy
Related terms
- floppy
- floppy disk / floppy diskette
- disk / diskette
See also
- floppy disc drive / floppy disk drive / floppy diskette drive / diskette drive
- disk drive