Origin: French suffix -ette
Diskette has 2 different meanings across 1 category:
a small plastic magnetic disk enclosed in a stiff envelope with a radial slit; used to store data or programs for a microcomputer
"floppy disks are noted for their relatively slow speed and small capacity and low price"
A small, flexible, magnetic disk for storage and retrieval of data.
"My grandfather still keeps a box of old floppy disks in his desk drawer to save important documents on."