flippy
<storage> /flip'ee/ A single-sided floppy disk altered for double-sided
use by addition of a second write-notch, so called because it must be flipped
over for the second side (the "flip side") to be accessible. Used in the
Commodore 1541 and elsewhere. No longer common.
[Jargon File]
(2000-03-07)
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