floppy

Thân thiện

A puppy with floppy ears runs across a grassy yard.

Definition

1. Adjective:

   • Hanging or moving loosely and limply; not firm or rigid: Describes something that is soft, flexible, and tends to droop or bend easily, often due to a lack of stiffness or support.

2. Noun:

   • A small, portable magnetic disk storage medium: A device, officially called a "floppy disk," used historically to store digital data for computers. It consists of a thin, flexible magnetic disk sealed inside a square plastic case.

Examples

• Adjective:

  • The puppy had adorable floppy ears.
  • She wore a big floppy hat to protect herself from the sun.
  • The fabric was so thin it became floppy when wet.

• Noun:

  • I found an old computer game on a floppy.
  • Before USB drives, we saved our documents on floppies.
  • The software installation required three floppies.

Advanced Usage

• "floppy" as an informal noun: In computing contexts, "floppy" is a common, informal shortening of "floppy disk."
  • Can you boot the system from a floppy?

Variants and Related Words

• Floppy disk (n): The full, formal term for the storage device.
  • The capacity of a standard floppy disk was 1.44 MB.
• Floppiness (n): The quality or state of being floppy.
  • The floppiness of the material made it difficult to sew.

Synonyms

• Adjective: Limp, droopy, flaccid, flapping, loose.
• Noun: Diskette, floppy disk.

Antonyms

• Adjective: Stiff, rigid, firm, erect.

Học thuật

Adjective

1. hanging limply
   • a spaniel with floppy ears

Noun

1. a small plastic magnetic disk enclosed in a stiff envelope with a radial slit; used to store data or programs for a microcomputer
   • floppy disks are noted for their relatively slow speed and small capacity and low price

Từ đồng nghĩa

• diskette
• floppy disk