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floppy vs disk

disk vs floppy

floppy and disk both are nouns.

floppy is an adjective but disk is not an adjective.

floppy is not a verb while disk is a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
floppy Yes Yes No No
disk Yes No Yes No
As nouns, disk is a hypernym of floppy; that is, disk is a word with a broader meaning than floppy:
  • floppy: a small plastic magnetic disk enclosed in a stiff envelope with a radial slit; used to store data or programs for a microcomputer
  • disk: (computer science) a memory device consisting of a flat disk covered with a magnetic coating on which information is stored
Other hypernyms of floppy include disc, magnetic disc, magnetic disk.
floppy (noun) disk (noun)
a small plastic magnetic disk enclosed in a stiff envelope with a radial slit; used to store data or programs for a microcomputer a flat circular plate
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
floppy (adjective) disk (adjective)
hanging limply
floppy (verb) disk (verb)
draw a harrow over (land)
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