Japanese word

フロッピー

Pronunciation

Romajifuroppī

Meaning

  • nounfloppy disk

Example

昔のパソコンでフロッピーを使いました。mukashi no pa so ko n de fu ro ppī o tsuka i ma shi ta

I used a floppy disk on an old computer.

Illustration for フロッピー (floppy disk)

More examples

この古い機械はフロッピーに対応しています。ko no furu i ki kai wa fu ro ppī ni tai ō shi te i ma su

This old machine supports floppy disks.

Core concept

Refers to a thin magnetic disk in a protective case that stores digital data.

Common phrases

  • フロッピーから読み込むfu ro ppī ka ra yo mi ko mu

    load from a floppy disk

  • フロッピーに書き込むfu ro ppī ni ka ki ko mu

    write to a floppy disk

  • フロッピーをコピーするfu ro ppī o ko pī su ru

    copy a floppy disk

Definition in Japanese

磁気でデータを記録する薄い円盤を保護ケースに収めた記録媒体。ji ki de dē ta o ki roku su ru usu i en ban o ho go kē su ni osa me ta ki roku bai tai

Word origin

The Japanese noun フロッピー (furoppī) comes from the English short form floppy, from floppy disk; floppy describes something that bends or hangs loosely and comes from flop.

Usage tips

  • The floppy disk icon remains a common save symbol in software even though many users have never handled a real floppy disk.

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