mini-diskette

noun

A 5.25-inch floppy diskette.

Similar
mini-floppy
OriginEnglish diskette ← Italian miniatura ← Latin minium →
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Meanings

nounmini-diskette (plural mini-diskettes)

plural mini-diskettes · alternative minidiskette · alternative mini diskette

  1. datedcomputingA 5.25-inch floppy diskette.

    Synonyms: mini-floppy

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA 5.25-inch floppy diskette.

Similar
mini-floppy
Also see
mini-floppy

Origin

  1. LatinMinius
  2. Latinminium
  3. Italianminio
  4. Italianminiare
  5. Italianminiatura
  6. Englishminiature
  7. Englishmini-
  8. Englishdisk
  9. Englishcassetteinflu.
  10. Englishdiskette
  11. Englishmini-diskette

From mini- + diskette.

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APA

mini-diskette. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mini-diskette

MLA

“mini-diskette.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mini-diskette. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “mini-diskette,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mini-diskette.

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