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floppy disk vs magnetic disc

magnetic disc vs floppy disk

floppy disk and magnetic disc both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
floppy disk Yes No No No
magnetic disc Yes No No No
As nouns, magnetic disc is a hypernym of floppy disk; that is, magnetic disc 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
  • 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 disk include disc, disk, magnetic disk.
floppy disk (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
Difference between floppy disk and magnetic disc

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