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Definition of Floppies
1. floppy [n] - See also: floppy
Lexicographical Neighbors of Floppies
Literary usage of Floppies
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Defend Your Data!: Guide to Data Recovery by David J. Stang (1991)
"Formatting floppies: A Choice of Power Tools There were objections to FORMAT.
COM. DOS trainers routinely spend significant class time trying to help ..."
2. Computer Virus (Icsa) by David J. Stang (1991)
"Boot sector viruses reside in the boot sector of floppies, and sometimes take up
residence in the boot sector of a hard disk, the Master Boot Sector of a ..."
3. A Dissertation on Elective Attractions by Torbern Bergman (1785)
"... floppies. A little water is beforehand put into the phials to ... be put in
with the floppies. ..."
4. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine (1862)
"... called up the image of his beloved Miss Rosabella. The idea, is not to tell
no libing soul anyting you see dis night. Di-re is floppies au' debus flying ..."
5. A Dictionary of Arts, Manufactures and Mines: Containing a Clear Exposition by Andrew Ure (1856)
"To preserve oils in an unchanged state, they must be put in vials, filled to the
top, closed with ground glass floppies, and placed "in the dark. ..."
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