disketten.

Brit.

/dɪˈskɛt/,

/ˌdɪskˈɛt/, U.S.

/dɪsˈkɛt/

Forms: Also discette.

Etymology: < disc n. 6 + -ette suffix.

Computing.

= floppy disc n. at floppy adj. 2. Also attributive, as diskette drive (cf. disc drive n. at disc n. Compounds 3).

ΘΚΠ

society > computing and information technology > hardware > secondary storage > [adjective] > relating to magnetic media

diskette1973

Winchester1973

society > computing and information technology > hardware > secondary storage > [noun] > magnetic > floppy disk

disc1947

floppy disc1972

diskette1973

floppy1974

microfloppy1977

1973 Digital Design Oct. 40/1 IBM recently announced the 3740 ‘diskette’ data system for the system/370 line.

1976 New Scientist 4 Nov. 281 (advt.) Including 10 to 90 megabyte discs, diskettes, and our new 30 and 60 cps terminal printers.

1978 Nature 19 Oct. p. xvi/1 A microcomputer peripheral bus which supports up to 64 kilobytes of RAM and EPROM memory, diskette drives, [etc.].

1979 J. E. Rowley Mechanised In-house Information Syst. i. 67 With diskettes it is possible to have a VDU terminal attached to the processor.

1982 Which Computer? June 43/3 TI has come up with a paired minifloppy disc unit, that carries 1.2MB of data on double-sided, double-density diskettes.

1984 Times 22 May 28/5 ASI UK Ltd offer an inter-active discette, for in-house self-taught use.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1989; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	diskette
释义	disketten. Brit. /dɪˈskɛt/, /ˌdɪskˈɛt/, U.S. /dɪsˈkɛt/ Forms: Also discette. Etymology: < disc n. 6 + -ette suffix. Computing. = floppy disc n. at floppy adj. 2. Also attributive, as diskette drive (cf. disc drive n. at disc n. Compounds 3). ΘΚΠ society > computing and information technology > hardware > secondary storage > [adjective] > relating to magnetic media diskette1973 Winchester1973 society > computing and information technology > hardware > secondary storage > [noun] > magnetic > floppy disk disc1947 floppy disc1972 diskette1973 floppy1974 microfloppy1977 1973 Digital Design Oct. 40/1 IBM recently announced the 3740 ‘diskette’ data system for the system/370 line. 1976 New Scientist 4 Nov. 281 (advt.) Including 10 to 90 megabyte discs, diskettes, and our new 30 and 60 cps terminal printers. 1978 Nature 19 Oct. p. xvi/1 A microcomputer peripheral bus which supports up to 64 kilobytes of RAM and EPROM memory, diskette drives, [etc.]. 1979 J. E. Rowley Mechanised In-house Information Syst. i. 67 With diskettes it is possible to have a VDU terminal attached to the processor. 1982 Which Computer? June 43/3 TI has come up with a paired minifloppy disc unit, that carries 1.2MB of data on double-sided, double-density diskettes. 1984 Times 22 May 28/5 ASI UK Ltd offer an inter-active discette, for in-house self-taught use. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1989; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1973
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