disquete

floppy disk; diskette

noun dees-KEH-teh Rare

Origin: From English diskette, diminutive of disk.

Usage Note

Disquete is the standard Spanish term for the magnetic floppy disk that was ubiquitous in computing through the 1990s. It is now largely obsolete in practice, though the icon persists as a universal 'save' symbol. Also spelled disket. The larger 5.25-inch format was disco flexible and the 3.5-inch one was commonly the disquete.

Examples

"Guardaba sus archivos en disquetes de 3,5 pulgadas."

Natural Translation

He saved his files on 3.5-inch floppy disks.

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