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 6150-00-138-6726
NSN 6130-00-261-4942
NSN 6110-01-040-1780
NSN 5975-01-122-4918
NSN 5920-01-656-3697
NSN 5910-01-366-3531
NSN 5930-00-087-1831
NSN 5895-01-145-0532
NSN 6150-01-657-0086
NSN 7035-01-361-4176
NSN 6320-01-411-6610
NSN 5935-00-544-5775