microfloppy, n. Computing.
(ˈmaɪkrəʊˌflɒpɪ)
Also micro-floppy.
[f. micro- + floppy a. and n.]
A floppy disc less than 51/4 inches in diameter; esp. one 3½ inches in diameter. Also microfloppy disc.
| 1977 Electronic Design 11 Oct. 198/1 Dual index and file protect sensors permit recording of data on both sides of a microdiskette on the Wang co Model 82 Micro-Floppy. 1983 Observer 19 June 21/4 The use of the new 3in microfloppy disks looks set to become a standard on the transportables. 1986 Austral. Personal Computer Sept. 76/2 The drive is a 2.5 inch microfloppy, and is the smallest capacity microfloppy around, holding a meagre 64k. |