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dischetto

small disc

noun dee-SKET-toh Rare
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Also means

floppy disk

Usage Note

Dischetto is the diminutive of disco. In everyday use it most commonly refers to the old 3.5-inch floppy disk (dischetto da 3,5 pollici), now largely obsolete but still understood. It can also describe any small disc-shaped object. The plural is i dischetti.

Examples

"Ho trovato un vecchio dischetto nel cassetto."

Natural Translation

I found an old floppy disk in the drawer.

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