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floppy disk vs disk

disk vs floppy disk

floppy disk and disk both are nouns.

floppy disk is not a verb while disk is a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
floppy disk Yes No No No
disk Yes No Yes No
As nouns, disk is a hypernym of floppy disk; that is, disk is a word with a broader meaning than floppy disk:
  • floppy disk: 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 disk include disc, magnetic disc, magnetic disk.
floppy disk (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 disk (verb) disk (verb)
draw a harrow over (land)
Difference between floppy disk and disk

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