microdisk
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4.9
- noun
- /ˈmaɪkroʊˌdɪsk/
- Specialized
:
microdisco
- She found an old microdisk containing important documents in the drawer.
Examples
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The technician recommended using a microdisk for better data storage efficiency.
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The organization of the storage area into "megarrays" of "microdisks" is discussed in Section 5.
Academic text (1995) -
The small number of tracks is advantageous for track alignment, but the storage capacity of the individual microdisk is clearly too small to be considered for practical applications.
Academic text (1995) -
In particular, a minimum radius is to be introduced which will limit the usable storage area to some (large) fraction of the microdisk area.
Academic text (1995) -
With a bit size of 30 nm and a track distance of 100 nm, the microdisk can accommodate 1,250 tracks with an average of about 40,000 bits per track, corresponding to a storage capacity of 5 MB.
Academic text (1995) -
I inserted the microdisk into my computer to access the stored files.
Synonyms
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2.5
A small round shiny disc that stores music, videos, or computer files read by a laser
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7.7
A small square plastic case that holds a thin magnetic disk for storing computer files
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7.7
A small portable disc and player for recording and playing digital music
A CD you can record on once and then only read
A very small hard disk used to store data in portable devices
A small digital container that keeps files safe for future use
A device that stores information as tiny magnetic areas on a thin layer, used in older computers
A fast virtual drive using computer memory that can lose data when power stops
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Microdisk comes from micro- meaning 'small' and disk meaning 'a flat, round plate', the same idea you find in 'hard disk' for computers. The name tells you it is a very small data disk used to store files. So, the word simply means a tiny round thing for holding information.