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 5998-00-291-0687
NSN 6650-00-925-8421
NSN 6105-00-325-3637
NSN 6135-01-542-4383
NSN 6145-00-775-0786
NSN 5965-00-139-4870
NSN 5935-01-285-3648
NSN 6610-01-165-7024
NSN 5950-01-366-0830
NSN 2925-01-407-3437
NSN 6620-00-986-9627
NSN 7035-01-543-0236