磁碟 (cí dié) — disk (computer); floppy disk

Definition

Traditional/older term for a computer 'disk' or floppy disk. In modern Mainland usage it's largely replaced by 磁盘 for any disk and 软盘/U盘 for specific types.

noun

disk (computer)floppy disk

Measure word · 张

Examples

磁碟，。
Zhè zhāng cí dié yǐ jīng huài le, xū yào huàn yì zhāng xīn de.
This disk is already broken and needs to be replaced with a new one.
磁碟。
Yǐ qián de diàn nǎo dōu yòng cí dié bǎo cún zī liào.
Older computers all used disks to store data.
磁碟。
Tā bǎ zhòng yào wén jiàn fù zhì dào cí dié lǐ.
He copied the important files onto the disk.