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Meaning of "zip disk" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF ZIP DISK

zip disk  [zɪp dɪsk] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF ZIP DISK

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Zip disk is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES ZIP DISK MEAN IN ENGLISH?

zip disk

Zip drive

The Zip drive is a medium-capacity removable floppy disk storage system that was introduced by Iomega in late 1994. Originally, Zip disks launched with capacities of 100 MB, but later versions increased this to first 250 MB and then 750 MB. The format became the most popular of the superfloppy products which filled a niche in the late 1990s portable storage market. However, it was never popular enough to replace the 3.5-inch floppy disk nor could ever match the storage size available on rewritable CDs and later rewritable DVDs. USB flash drives ultimately proved to be the better rewritable storage medium among the general public due to the near-ubiquity of USB ports on personal computers and soon after because of the far greater storage sizes offered. Zip drives fell out of favor for mass portable storage during the early 2000s. The Zip brand later covered internal and external CD writers known as Zip-650 or Zip-CD, which had no relation to the Zip drive.

Definition of zip disk in the English dictionary

The definition of zip disk in the dictionary is a removable hard disk for storing or backing information, used in a zip drive.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH ZIP DISK


asterisk
ˈæstərɪsk
bisque
bɪsk
blastodisc
ˈblæstəʊˌdɪsk
brisk
brɪsk
disc
dɪsk
disk
dɪsk
fisc
fɪsk
fisk
fɪsk
frisk
frɪsk
laserdisc
ˈleɪzəˌdɪsk
laserdisk
ˈleɪzəˌdɪsk
minidisc
ˈmɪnɪˌdɪsk
multidisc
ˌmʌltɪˈdɪsk
obelisk
ˈɒbɪlɪsk
photodisk
ˈfəʊtəʊˌdɪsk
RISC
rɪsk
risk
rɪsk
risque
rɪsk
videodisk
ˈvɪdɪəʊˌdɪsk
whisk
wɪsk

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE ZIP DISK

zip
zip code
zip drive
zip fastener
zip fastening
zip file
zip gun
zip line
zip-on
Zipangu
zipless
ziplock
zipped
zipper
zippered
zippier
zippiest
zipping
zippo
zippy

WORDS THAT END LIKE ZIP DISK

computer disk
digital versatile disk
digital video disk
double-density disk
fixed disk
flexible disk
floppy disk
hard disk
high-density disk
magnetic disk
master disk
optical disk
single density disk
single-sided disk
system disk
systems disk
video disk
Winchester disk

Synonyms and antonyms of zip disk in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «zip disk» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF ZIP DISK

Find out the translation of zip disk to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of zip disk from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «zip disk» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

Zip磁盘
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

disco zip
570 millions of speakers

English

zip disk
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

ज़िप डिस्क
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

قرص مضغوط
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

почтовый диск
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

disco zip
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

জিপ ডিস্ক
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

zip disque
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Cakera zip
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Zip-Diskette
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ジップディスク
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

Zip 디스크
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Zip disk
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

đĩa zip
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

ZIP வட்டு
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

झिप डिस्क
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Fermuar disk
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

disco zip
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

dysk zip
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

поштовий диск
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

disc zip
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

δίσκο zip
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

zip skyf
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

zip disk
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

zip disk
5 millions of speakers

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about zip disk

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «ZIP DISK»

Discover the use of zip disk in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to zip disk and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Introduction to Computer Science, 2/e
5.4.4.3 Zip Disk Zip disk is a removable storage device that started with 100-MB storage capacity, but today it can store up to 250-750 MB of data. The zip disk's drive unit is measured as 18 x 13 x 4 cm' and weighs about half kilogram.
ITL Education Solutions Limited, 2011
2
Introduction to Information Technology
Zip disk is a removable storage device and it has a capacity to store 100-250 MB of data. Zip disk's drive unit is measured at 18 x 13 * 4 cm and weighs about half kilogram. It has rubber feet to stabilise the unit in either vertical or horizontal ...
I. T. L. Education Solutions Limited, Itl, 2005
3
Introduction to Computers for Healthcare Professionals
That means HD to HD or zip disk to zip disk. This command is not used to backup the hard drive to diskettes, nor is it used to backup a HD diskette to a zip disk. Because this command erases all files on the target (backup) diskette, check that  ...
Irene Makar Joos, 2005
4
Upgrading and Repairing PCs
This allows the drive heads (which read and write to the disks) to park in a natural position. • Avoid dropping your drive. It can damage internal structures. • Be especially careful to transport and store Zip disks only in the Zip disk cases.
Scott Mueller, 2003
5
Foundations of Computer Science
Cartridge Disk (Zip Disk). Cartridge Disk is a removable hard disk packed inside a plastic case that can be removed from the drive that reads from and writes to it. Zip disk is a popular model of cartridge disk that can store over 100 MB of data ...
Ashok Arora, 2006
6
Beginner's Guide to Knoppix
The files on the Zip disk will be displayed. 13. Right-click the Zip drive's icon. 14. Click “Change read/write mode“. 15. Click “Yes“. 16. Drag and drop the files and folders to be copied into the Zip disk's window. 17. Click „“Copy Here“. 18.
Phil Jones, 2008
7
'A' Level ICT
No hole in this comer indicates a double density disk, capacity 720Kb Write- protect tab Recording window with sliding cover Figure 26.1: A floppy disk • A Zip disk is slightly larger and thicker than a floppy disk, and has its own disk drive.
Pat M. Heathcote, 2003
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Fundamentals of Computing and Programing
Table 1.2 Zip Disk The zip disk is a medium-capacity removable disk storage medium. Originally it has a capacity of 100 MB, but latter versions increased this to first 250 MB and then 750 MB. There are two types of zip disk drives, internal and ...
A.P.Godse, D.A.Godse, 2008
9
Fundmentals Of Programming
Table 4.2 4.2.4.6 Zip disk The zip disk is a medium-capacity removable disk storage medium. Originally it has a capacity of 100 MB, but latter versions increased this to first 250 MB and then 750 MB. There are two types of zip disk drives, ...
D.A.Godse A.P.Godse, 2008
10
Alan Simpson's Windows Vista Bible
A single Zip disk can store as much information as many floppy disks. How many depends on the capacity of the disk and the drive. But anywhere from 100 to 1,000 floppies per Zip disk is not unusual. Few computers come with Zip drives built ...
Alan Simpson, Todd Meister, 2007

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «ZIP DISK»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term zip disk is used in the context of the following news items.
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Voting in the 21st century: Ada County to ditch 'antiquated technology'
Remember Zip disks and Zip drives? That once-cutting-edge computer storage technology fell out of favor around the turn of century. But that bygone technology ... «The Idaho Statesman, Feb 15»
2
Think Retro: Who else kinda misses their Zip disks?
The humble Zip disk, then, was a kind of de facto successor to the ubiquitous high-density 3.5-inch floppy. You had to buy a special drive to mount it in, because ... «Macworld, Jan 15»
3
For the love of samples: Phil Weeks and the MPC3000
And on one zip disk I can fit five or six tracks. I never really have one track that's more than 25MB (to think that zip disks had an integral part in this peak-time ... «Skiddle.com, Aug 14»
4
Digging through the technology graveyard
Of course, there were other types of disks as well such as ZIP disks but overall, these now appear to be gone only to be replaced by USB thumb drives and ... «London Free Press, May 14»
5
Research Has a Surprisingly Short Shelf Life
Just stick 'em on a Zip disk and it'll be there and waiting for as long as we have Zip disks. And therein lies the problem. The main obstacles to data retrieval were ... «Motherboard, Dec 13»
6
Search is on for lost first draft of first Web page
Dig into your (or your parents') old hard drives, zip disks, Jaz drives, floppies, and tape backups and see if you just might happen to have a copy of the beginning ... «CNET, May 13»
7
How to access files on floppy disks and other obselete media
Estimates of how long writable and rewritable optical disks last differ, but as little as five ... The Zip disk from Iomega was a “super-floppy” providing a capacity of ... «PC Advisor, Dec 12»
8
Our favorite “forgotten tech”—from BeOS to Zip Drives
Enter the Zip Drive. Bigger and thicker than the 3-1/2” floppy drive, Zip disks held a whopping 100MB of data (they would later come in 250MB and 750MB sizes) ... «Ars Technica, Aug 12»
9
Sony's Optical Disc Archive: 30 Blu-ray discs in a 1.5TB MiniDisc …
Hot on the heels of the most successful storage mediums of all time — MiniDisc and Zip disks — Sony has announced the Optical Disc Archive, a system that ... «ExtremeTech, Apr 12»
10
Data Storage: From the Floppy Disk to the Cloud
The floppies, Zip disks, and QIC cartridges date back to the mid-1990s. After sifting through the floppies, I realized I didn't need to save any. There were a few ... «Windows IT Pro, Jan 12»

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