Biscuit vs Diskette - What's the difference?
biscuit | diskette |
As nouns the difference between biscuit and diskette is that biscuit is ( lb) a cookie while diskette is diskette.
Other Comparisons: What's the difference?
biscuit Noun
( en noun)
(lb) A cookie .
(UK) A cracker.
- cheese and biscuits
(chiefly, North America) A small bread usually made with baking soda, similar in texture to a scone, but usually not sweet.
A form of unglazed earthenware.
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(nautical) The "bread" formerly supplied to naval ships, which was made with very little water, kneaded into flat cakes and slowly baked, and which often became infested with weevils.
A light brown colour.
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(woodworking) A thin oval wafer of wood or other material inserted into mating slots on pieces of material to be joined to provide gluing surface and strength in shear.
Usage notes
* In British usage, a (term) is distinct from a (term); the former is generally hard but becomes soft when stale, whereas the latter is generally soft but becomes hard when stale.
Coordinate terms
* (woodworking) dowel, glue strip, spline, finger joint
Derived terms
* Anzac biscuit
* bickie
* biscotto
* biscuit firing
* biscuit ware
* bisque
* bite the biscuit
* digestive biscuit
* dog biscuit
* ratafia biscuit
* sea biscuit
* ship biscuit
* soda biscuit
* take the biscuit
* water biscuit
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diskette English
Noun
( wikipedia diskette)
( en noun)
(computing) A small, flexible, magnetic disk for storage and retrieval of data.
(computing, dated) an 8-inch floppy disk
Synonyms
* floppy
* floppy disk
* floppy diskette
* disk (Considered as a contraction in the UK)
Derived terms
* mini-diskette
* micro-diskette
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