diskette

See also: Diskette

English

Alternative forms

• discette, disquette (dated)
• disket (nonstandard)

Etymology

Etymology tree

English disk

Proto-Indo-European *-tós

Proto-Italic *-tosder.?

Latin -ittus

Old French -ettebor.

Middle English -ette

English -ette

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English cassetteinflu.

English diskette

From disk +‎ -ette, by analogy with cassette.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /dɪsˈkɛt/

• Audio (US):

  (file)

• Audio (Canada):

  (file)

• Rhymes: -ɛt

Noun

diskette (plural diskettes)

1. (computing) A small, flexible, magnetic disk for storage and retrieval of data.
2. (computer hardware, dated) An 8-inch floppy disk.

Synonyms

• floppy
• floppy disk
• floppy diskette
• disk (considered as a contraction in the UK)

Derived terms

• diskette drive
• flippy diskette
• floppy diskette drive
• magazette
• micro-diskette
• micro diskette
• mini-diskette
• mini diskette

Descendants

• → Portuguese: disquete

Translations

small, flexible, magnetic disk for storage and retrieval of data — see floppy disk

Further reading

• floppy disk on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from English diskette.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌdɪsˈkɛ.tə/

• Audio:

  (file)

• Hyphenation: dis‧ket‧te
• Rhymes: -ɛtə

Noun

diskette f (plural diskettes, diminutive diskettetje n)

1. (computer hardware) floppy disk, diskette

Synonyms

• floppydisk

Derived terms

• diskettestation