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floppy vs magnetic disc

magnetic disc vs floppy

floppy and magnetic disc both are nouns.

floppy is an adjective but magnetic disc is not an adjective.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
floppy Yes Yes No No
magnetic disc Yes No No No
As nouns, magnetic disc is a hypernym of floppy; that is, magnetic disc 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
  • magnetic disc: (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, disk, magnetic disk.
floppy (noun) magnetic disc (noun)
a small plastic magnetic disk enclosed in a stiff envelope with a radial slit; used to store data or programs for a microcomputer (computer science) a memory device consisting of a flat disk covered with a magnetic coating on which information is stored
floppy (adjective) magnetic disc (adjective)
hanging limply
Difference between floppy and magnetic disc

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