floppy disk
- n a small plastic magnetic disk enclosed in a stiff envelope with a radial slit; used to store data or programs for a microcomputer
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- We Need a Better Symbol for the Concept of Saving Stuff
When I was reviewing Samsung’s Galaxy S4 smartphone back in April, I noticed that some of its apps used an icon of a floppy disk to represent the concept of saving data, even though smartphones never had floppy drives. Lots of other apps and services still sport floppy icons, of course, even though it’s been 15 years or so since floppy disks were essential equipment, and around a decade since PC ...
June 21, 2013 - Techland - We Need a Better Symbol for the Concept of Saving Stuff
When I was reviewing Samsung’s Galaxy S4 smartphone back in April, I noticed that some of its apps used an icon of a floppy disk to represent the concept of saving data, even though smartphones never had floppy drives. Lots of other apps and services still sport floppy icons, of course, even though it’s been 15 years or so since floppy disks were essential equipment, and around a decade since PC ...
June 21, 2013 - Techland