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floptical disk

noun

Etymology

Blend of floppy disk + optical.

  1. derived from ὀπτῐκός
  2. borrowed from opticus
  3. borrowed from optique
  4. suffixed as optical — “optic + al”
  5. compounded as floptical disk — “floppy disk + optical”

Definitions

  1. A form of floppy disk whose head tracking was optically controlled (superseded by compact…

    A form of floppy disk whose head tracking was optically controlled (superseded by compact disc technology).

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for floptical disk. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

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