floppy disk
die Diskette, die Disketten
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floppy disk
A thin, square storage medium on which digital information can be stored and read back. Floppy disks were mainly used with older computers.
Früher wurden Dateien oft auf einer Diskette gespeichert.
In the past, files were often stored on a floppy disk.
| gender | feminine die |
|---|---|
| plural | die Disketten |
| genitive | der Diskette |
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | die Diskette | die Disketten |
| accusative | die Diskette | die Disketten |
| dative | der Diskette | den Disketten |
| genitive | der Diskette | der Disketten |
The article changes with the case; it is shown in colour.
In 'Daten auf einer Diskette speichern' (to store data on a floppy disk), 'auf' takes the dative case. You also use 'auf' with the dative when stating where the data is stored.
Ich habe den Bericht auf einer Diskette gespeichert.
I stored the report on a floppy disk.
Auf dieser Diskette sind noch alte Urlaubsfotos gespeichert.
There are still some old vacation photos stored on this floppy disk.
A typical phrase is 'eine Diskette in ein Laufwerk einlegen' (to insert a floppy disk into a drive). Here, 'die Diskette' (the floppy disk) is in the accusative case. The accusative is also used after 'in' here because it describes movement into the device.
Sie legte die Diskette in das Laufwerk ein, um die alten Dateien zu öffnen.
She inserted the floppy disk into the drive to open the old files.
Common phrases are 'eine Diskette formatieren' (to format a floppy disk) and 'eine Diskette beschriften' (to label a floppy disk). Formatting prepares it for data storage; labeling gives it a visible label, for example to identify its contents.
Nachdem er die Diskette formatiert hatte, beschriftete er sie mit dem Datum.
After he had formatted the floppy disk, he labeled it with the date.
