floppy diskette drive

noun

A computer hardware device to read and write data from removable soft, so-called floppy, diskettes.

“Floppy diskette drives have largely been replaced by more efficient media such as the USB memory stick.”

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Meanings

nounfloppy diskette drive (plural floppy diskette drives)

plural floppy diskette drives

  1. A computer hardware device to read and write data from removable soft, so-called floppy, diskettes.

    Floppy diskette drives have largely been replaced by more efficient media such as the USB memory stick.

    Synonyms: floppy disk drive, floppy disc drive, diskette drive, floppy drive, FDD, FD

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA computer hardware device to read and write data from removable soft, so-called floppy, diskettes.

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Also see
floppy disk drivefloppy drive

Origin

From floppy diskette + drive.

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APA

floppy diskette drive. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/floppy%20diskette%20drive

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“floppy diskette drive.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/floppy%20diskette%20drive. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

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