mini-floppy

noun

A 5.25-inch floppy diskette.

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

nounmini-floppy (plural mini-floppies)

plural mini-floppies · alternative minifloppy · alternative mini floppy

  1. datedcomputingA 5.25-inch floppy diskette.

    Synonyms: mini-diskette

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA 5.25-inch floppy diskette.

Similar
mini-diskette
Also see
mini-diskette

Origin

  1. LatinMinius
  2. Latinminium
  3. Italianminio
  4. Italianminiare
  5. Italianminiatura
  6. Englishminiature
  7. Englishmini-
  8. Englishflop
  9. Englishfloppy
  10. Englishmini-floppy

From mini- + floppy.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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