Korean slang profile
FDD
fdd
Floppy disk drive
A Roman-letter abbreviation for 플로피디스크드라이브 (floppy disk drive) used in the article of the time.
- Expanded form
- 플로피디스크드라이브플로피디스크드라이브 (floppy disk drive)
- Other spellings
- —
- Earliest source found
- Dec 22, 1998
- Documented trend period
- Not verified
This is the earliest source we have verified, not the date the term was coined.
01Examples, with English translations
- Example by Julimmal
옛 컴퓨터의 사양표를 읽으며 FDD를 찾아봤다.
I looked up FDD while reading an old computer’s specifications.
02Documented history
No history documented.
03Origin & word formation
The body of a 1998 서울신문 article pairs the Korean name “플로피디스크드라이브” with “FDD”. The first user and time have not been verified.
Evidence for the origin explanationMedium
The Korean name and abbreviation in the 1998 article were compared. The spelling of the time is recorded; the full original-language form, the institution’s current name, and first use were not separately verified.
04Sources
Original titles and links are preserved. An English translation does not replace the original source.
- ’98 히트상품:Ⅰ (서울신문)Published Dec 22, 1998Original source checked Nov 15, 2026