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I think this is a case in which the original meaning had faded, but it's still useful to have a label for something. The use of the floppy disk as a save icon i

I think this is a case in which the original meaning had faded, but it's still useful to have a label for something. The use of the floppy disk as a save icon is another example; floppy disks have fallen out of use for decades, but the iconography and meaning is still the same, and unique.

hulitu 3y ago
> floppy disks have fallen out of use for decades There are a lot of old devices which use floppy disks, i.e. measuring equipment.