diskette

/dɪsˈket/ (bre, ipa) · /dɪsˈket/ (ame, ipa) · /ˌdi-ˈsket/ (ame, mw)

diskette — noun

  • diskettesingular
  • diskettesplural

1. a small removable storage item for older computers that kept files on a thin mag

1.名詞B2
釋義

a small removable storage item for older computers that kept files on a thin magnetic disk protected by a square cover

例句

Eitan saved his homework to a diskette before the lab closed.

save something to a diskette

Sofia found a marked diskette in her father's desk drawer.

同義詞
  • floppy disk

    the usual everyday equivalent, especially for older personal-computer storage

  • disk

    broader term that can also mean other kinds of computer storage

文法句型

save something to a diskette

copy something from a diskette

用法筆記

Mostly historical now. People more often say floppy disk, and the word usually refers to the removable storage disks used before USB drives and cloud storage.

常見錯誤

❌Put the report on a diskette and bring it tomorrow.
✅Put the report on a USB drive and bring it tomorrow.
💡A diskette is an older storage medium; for modern portable files, USB drive is the natural term.