Flexible Disk
Item Name Code (INC) 35562
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A round flat item which is used as a storage media, it is rotated in order to read or write data on one or both sides. The item may have a magnetic coating and be stored in a paper/plastic envelope, or it may be designed as an optical storage media with pits on a reflecting surface that are served by means of an optical device or a laser beam. For preprogrammed DISK, FLEXIBLE, see DISK PROGRAM, AUTOMATIC DATA PROCESSING.
Additional Information for Flexible Disk
Flexible disks, also known as floppy disks, are a type of storage media that were commonly used in the past for data storage and transfer. They are part of the supply class Information Technology Supplies in the supply group Information Technology Equipment (Including Firmware), Software, Supplies And Support Equipment.
Flexible disks consist of a thin, flexible magnetic disk enclosed in a square or rectangular plastic shell. They were available in different sizes, with the most common being 3.5 inches and 5.25 inches. The disk itself is coated with a magnetic material that allows data to be written and read using a floppy disk drive.
Flexible disks were widely used in the 1980s and 1990s as a portable and convenient means of storing and transferring data. They were commonly used for tasks such as backing up files, installing software, and transferring documents between computers.
However, with the advancement of technology, flexible disks have become obsolete and are rarely used today. They have been largely replaced by more advanced storage media such as USB flash drives, external hard drives, and cloud storage.
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