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 ·

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.

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