Zip drive

noun

A storage device, similar to a floppy disk drive but using disks with a much larger capacity (100, 250, or 750 MB, compared to a normal floppy disk capacity of 1.44 MB).

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Meanings

nounZip drive (plural Zip drives)

plural Zip drives · alternative zip drive

  1. computingA storage device, similar to a floppy disk drive but using disks with a much larger capacity (100, 250, or 750 MB, compared to a normal floppy disk capacity of 1.44 MB).

Origin

A trademark of the Iomega Corporation. See zip (“move quickly”).

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Translations

Finnish Zip-asema
  • Zip-asemastorage device
German Zip-Laufwerk
  • Zip-Laufwerkstorage device
Cite this entry
APA

Zip drive. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Zip%20drive

MLA

“Zip drive.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Zip%20drive. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Zip drive,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Zip%20drive.

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