Microfloppies

2 definitions found

From Jargon File (4.3.1, 29 Jun 2001) [jargon]:

  microfloppies n. 3.5-inch floppies, as opposed to 5.25-inch {vanilla}
     or mini-floppies and the now-obsolete 8-inch variety. This term may be
     headed for obsolescence as 5.25-inchers pass out of use, only to be
     revived if anybody floats a sub-3-inch floppy standard. See {stiffy},
     {minifloppies}.
  


  

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

  microfloppies
       
          3.5-inch floppies, as opposed to 5.25-inch {vanilla} or
          mini-floppies and the now-obsolete 8-inch variety.  This term
          may be headed for obsolescence as 5.25-inchers pass out of
          use, only to be revived if anybody floats a sub-3-inch floppy
          standard.  See {stiffy}, {minifloppies}.
       
          [{Jargon File}]