Function, drive, floppy disk; reference data, afp 6360.1, change 209, chapter 169, pg 4
An electromechanical item which accepts and systematically retains digital input data in such a manner as to facilitate the rapid recovery of stored information. The item may or may not consist of disk(s) some of which are removable, hard, removable disk packs, fixed disks, or removable flexible, each surface coated with a material susceptible to spot magnetization, integral writing, a drive motor and its mechanical linkage, and data translating heads for impressing on or removing from the disk surface data in digital form. the item is a component of an electronic computer. see also, magnetic drum, data storage; core memory unit.
Classification: Other storage units, nesoi
NSN 5855-00-444-2298
NSN 5945-00-913-1215
NSN 6130-01-440-9295
NSN 5999-01-634-0576
NSN 5930-01-170-3004
NSN 5930-00-771-2377
NSN 5905-01-605-4522
NSN 6110-00-288-4179
NSN 5975-00-762-6824
NSN 5990-01-529-7307
NSN 5950-01-399-2603
NSN 5905-01-161-9547