Random word

Diskette is an English word with synonyms like floppy or disk. Below you'll find 10+ example sentences showing how it's used in practice.

Rare word

Diskette in a sentence

Related words

Diskette | Diskettes

Diskette meaning

  1. A small, flexible, magnetic disk for storage and retrieval of data.
  2. An 8-inch floppy disk.

Synonyms of Diskette

floppy floppy disk magnetic disk magnetic disc disk disc

Related words

Other words often associated with Diskette or its synonyms:

circle record plate saucer platter round lax

Using Diskette

  • The main meaning on this page is: A small, flexible, magnetic disk for storage and retrieval of data. | An 8-inch floppy disk.
  • Useful related words include: floppy, floppy disk, magnetic disk, magnetic disc.
  • In the example corpus, diskette often appears in combinations such as: the diskette, diskette is, diskette was.

Context around Diskette

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 24.7 words
  • Position in the sentence: 6 start, 4 middle, 1 end
  • Sentence types: 11 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

plastic 1× unformatted 1× reference 1× golden 1× inch 1× adopted 1× physical 1×

Often after:

operations 1× formats 1× drives 1× media 1×

Sentence patterns with Diskette

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

8 inch diskette formats could 1× a golden diskette to win 1× black plastic diskette into his 1× blank unformatted diskette has a 1× from 5¼ diskette drives for 1× insert the diskette only one 1× of physical diskette media could 1× prevent the diskette from being 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

a blank unformatted 1× a jack of 1× a sliding metal 1× a special reference 1× adding the dma 1× parodies an episode 1×

Common sentence endings:

also without controversy 1× as memory size 1× floppy drive access 1× in the book 1× inch high density 1× into the computer 1×

Words around Diskette

Just before it in the word index:

disk 1.015 disjuncture 3 disjuncts 2 disjunctive 18 disjunctions 4 disjunction 32

Just after it in the word index:

diskettes 7 diski 2 diskimage 2 diskin 6 disking 2 diskit 2

Similar in corpus frequency:

aanand 16 abcd 16 abdurrahman 16 aberdour 16 abergele 16 abg 16

Corpus analysis for Diskette

  • In this selection, "diskette" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 24.7 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, plastic, unformatted, reference, operations, formats and drives stand out and add context to how "diskette" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include 8 inch diskette formats could and a golden diskette to win. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "diskette" sits close to words such as aanand, abcd and abdurrahman, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with diskette

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

The last widely adopted diskette was the 3½-inch high density. (11 words)

A blank unformatted diskette has a coating of magnetic oxide with no magnetic order to the particles. (17 words)

A special "reference diskette" was inserted in an IBM AT to configure settings such as memory size. (17 words)

Longer example sentences

Adding the DMA chip improved the speed of diskette operations and IBM PC-compatibility of these earlier Tandy 1000 models and ensured that input from a serial port or keyboard would not be ignored during floppy drive access. (38 words)

Small protrusions, indentations, and cutouts, prevent the diskette from being inserted backward or upside down: of the eight ways one might try to insert the diskette, only one is correct, and only that one will fit. (36 words)

Parodies * An episode of Dexter's Laboratory has Dee Dee win a Golden Diskette to win a trip to tour Professor Hawk's factory, similar to what happens in the book. (31 words)

Example sentences (11)

A sliding metal cover protects the delicate magnetic surface when the diskette is not in use and automatically opens when the diskette is inserted into the computer.

Small protrusions, indentations, and cutouts, prevent the diskette from being inserted backward or upside down: of the eight ways one might try to insert the diskette, only one is correct, and only that one will fit.

A jack-of-all-tech-trades, Willems put the 5.25-inch black plastic diskette into his PC.

A blank unformatted diskette has a coating of magnetic oxide with no magnetic order to the particles.

Adding the DMA chip improved the speed of diskette operations and IBM PC-compatibility of these earlier Tandy 1000 models and ensured that input from a serial port or keyboard would not be ignored during floppy drive access.

A special "reference diskette" was inserted in an IBM AT to configure settings such as memory size.

Parodies * An episode of Dexter's Laboratory has Dee Dee win a Golden Diskette to win a trip to tour Professor Hawk's factory, similar to what happens in the book.

The largest 8-inch diskette formats could contain more than a megabyte, and the capacities of those devices were often irregularly specified in megabytes, also without controversy.

The last widely adopted diskette was the 3½-inch high density.

The LNDoubler added the ability to read and write from 5¼" diskette drives for over 1.2 Mb of storage.

The same type of physical diskette media could be used for both drives, but a disk formatted for double-sided use could not be read on a single-sided drive.

Common combinations with diskette

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "diskette" in a sentence?
An example: "A sliding metal cover protects the delicate magnetic surface when the diskette is not in use and automatically opens when the diskette is inserted into the computer." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "diskette" from authentic English texts.
What does "diskette" mean?
Diskette means: A small, flexible, magnetic disk for storage and retrieval of data.
What are synonyms of "diskette"?
Common synonyms of "diskette" include: floppy, floppy disk, magnetic disk, magnetic disc, disk, disc.
How many example sentences with "diskette" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains at least 10+ example sentences with "diskette", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.