Flippy




<storage> /flip'ee/ A single-sided floppy disk altered for double-sided use by addition of a second write-notch, so called because it must be flipped over for the second side (the "flip side") to be accessible.

Used in the Commodore 1541 and elsewhere.

No longer common.

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flib
FLIC
FLIP
Flip Chip Pin Grid Array
flip-flop
Commodore 1541
FLIP-SPUR
floating head
floating-point
floating-point accelerator
Floating-Point SPECbaserate