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disc vs floppy

floppy vs disc

disc and floppy both are nouns.

disc is not an adjective while floppy is an adjective.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
disc Yes No No No
floppy Yes Yes No No
As nouns, floppy is a hyponym of disc; that is, floppy is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than disc:
  • disc: (computer science) a memory device consisting of a flat disk covered with a magnetic coating on which information is stored
  • floppy: a small plastic magnetic disk enclosed in a stiff envelope with a radial slit; used to store data or programs for a microcomputer
Other hyponyms of disc include diskette, floppy disk, fixed disk, hard disc, hard disk.
disc (noun) floppy (noun)
a flat circular plate a small plastic magnetic disk enclosed in a stiff envelope with a radial slit; used to store data or programs for a microcomputer
sound recording consisting of a disk with a continuous groove; used to reproduce music by rotating while a phonograph needle tracks in the groove
(computer science) a memory device consisting of a flat disk covered with a magnetic coating on which information is stored
something with a round shape resembling a flat circular plate
disc (adjective) floppy (adjective)
hanging limply
Difference between disc and floppy

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