floppyadjective
uk/ˈflɒp.i/us/ˈflɑː.pi/C2 soft and not able to keep a firm shape or position:
a floppy hat
a dog with big floppy ears
He's got floppy blond hair that's always falling in his eyes.
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Flexible, loose and yielding
- adrift
- bendable
- bendy
- ductile
- elastic
- flowing
- jointed
- loose
- loose-fitting
- loosely
- looseness
- plastic
- slackness
- spring
- springy
- sprung
- stretch
- stretchy
- supple
- yield
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floppiness
noun [ U ] uk/ˈflɒp.i.nəs/us/ˈflɑː.pi.nəs/
floppynoun [ C ]
uk/ˈflɒp.i/us/ˈflɑː.pi/also floppy diska diskette (= a flat, circular device, usually inside a square container, that has a magnetic covering and is used for storing computer information)
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hard drive
Examples
- The data is stored on a hard disk and backed up on a floppy disk.
- The company supplies things like printer ink, computer paper and floppy disks direct to your door.
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Computer programming & software
- abandonware
- ad-blocker
- ad-blocking
- adware
- alpha
- analytics
- CD-RW
- compile
- killer app
- lisp
- LMS
- low-level language
- macro
- mashup
- MS-DOS
- patch
- procedure
- shortcut
- systems analyst
- worm
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