Etymology

diskette

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Today it means: A small, flexible, magnetic disk for storage and retrieval of data. Full definition →

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  1. Englishdisk
  2. Englishcassetteinflu.
  3. English todaydiskette

From disk + -ette, by analogy with cassette.

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