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floppy (fläp′ē)

adjective floppier -·pier, floppiest -·pi·est

Informal flopping or inclined to flop; soft and flexible

noun

floppy disk

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floppy Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • format: A: The Karma reads DOS ( PC ) formatted floppies.

Preposition: into

  • drive: Once the installation starts, insert a blank floppy into the floppy drive.

Adjective complement with noun phrase

  • create: Once you have burned the CDs and created the boot floppy, you can install Linux.

Modifies a noun

  • disk: Floppy disks are inserted into a slot in the front of the drive.

Used with adjective complement

  • format: The script needs to be able to handle checking for floppy / formatting floppy / spanning the maildir accross multiple floppies.

Noun used with modifier

  • boot: Unable to create boot floppies to an Imation LS-120 floppy drive w / disk commander.

Modifying Another Word

  • very: He did wake up 4 hours later and was very floppy which they said was part of the drug.

Preposition: in

  • drive: About a week ago I put the Linux floppy in the diskette drive, reset the machine and waited for the LILO prompt.

Preposition: with

  • rest: It easily will fit on a Windows/DOS boot floppy with the rest of your boot utilities.
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