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floppy vs magnetic disk

magnetic disk vs floppy

floppy and magnetic disk both are nouns.

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

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
floppy Yes Yes No No
magnetic disk Yes No No No
As nouns, magnetic disk is a hypernym of floppy; that is, magnetic 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
  • magnetic 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, disk, magnetic disc.
floppy (noun) magnetic 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 (computer science) a memory device consisting of a flat disk covered with a magnetic coating on which information is stored
floppy (adjective) magnetic disk (adjective)
hanging limply
Difference between floppy and magnetic disk

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