Floptical

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From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (27 SEP 03) [foldoc]:

  floptical
       
           (From "floppy disk" and "optical") A
          {floppy disk} which uses an optical tracking mechanism to
          improve the positioning accuracy of an ordinary magnetic head,
          thereby allowing more tracks and greater density.


       
          {Storage media FAQ
         
       (http://www.cis.ohio-state.edu/hypertext/faq/usenet/arch-storage/part1/faq.html)}.
       
          (1995-03-15)