ɛf diː

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Definition of FD - Reverso English Dictionary

Acronym

acr: fire department

Rare

group that puts out fires

Rare

The FD responded quickly to the fire.

fire brigade

fire service

acr: floppy drive

Dated

device to read floppy disks

Dated

The old computer still has an FD for reading disks.

diskette drive

floppy disk drive

acr: Floppy Disk

Dated

portable storage device for computer files

Dated

I saved my project on a FD.

diskette

floppy disk

acr: foundation degree

Rare

type of college course in the UK

Rare

She completed her FD in business.

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FD (abbreviation)

Examples of FD in a sentence

Local schools visited the FD for a field trip.
The old computer still had an FD slot.
He found a box of FD disks in the attic.
The FD was full, so I deleted old files.
He found an old FD in the drawer.
He is pursuing an FD in engineering.

The FD program offers practical skills for the workplace.

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French:pompiers, lecteur de disquettes, ...
German:FW, Diskettenlaufwerk, ...
Italian:VVF, FD, ...
Spanish:bomberos, unidad de disquete, ...
Portuguese:bombeiros, UD, ...
Chinese:消防队, 软盘驱动器, ...
Japanese:消防署, フロッピードライブ, ...
Arabic:إدارة الإطفاء, مُحَرِّك الأَقْراص المُرْنَة, ...
Hebrew:כִּיבּוּי אֵשׁ, כּוֹנַן דִּיסְקֵטִים גְּמִישִׁים, ...
Russian:МЧС, дисковод гибких дисков, ...
Ukrainian:ПС, дисковод для гнучких дисків, ...
Hindi:अग्निशमन विभाग, एफ़डी, ...
Bengali:অগ্নিনির্বাপক বিভাগ, ফ্লপি ড্রাইভ, ...
Catalan:bombers, unitat de disquet, ...
Czech:hasičský sbor, disketová mechanika, ...
Danish:brandvæsen, diskettedrev, ...
Dutch:brandweer, floppydrive, ...
Greek:Πυροσβεστική, μονάδα δισκέτας, ...
Hungarian:tűzoltóság, floppymeghajtó, ...
Khmer:នាយកដ្ឋានពន្លត់អគ្គិភ័យ, ឧបករណ៍អានថាសទន់, ...
Korean:소방서, 플로피 드라이브, ...
Persian:آتش‌نشانی, درایو فلاپی, ...
Polish:PSP, stacja dyskietek, ...
Portuguese (BR):corpo de bombeiros, UD, ...
Romanian:ISU, unitate de dischetă, ...
Swedish:Räddningstjänsten, diskettenhet, ...
Thai:หน่วยดับเพลิง, ไดรฟ์ฟลอปปี้, ...
Turkish:itfaiye, disket sürücüsü, ...
Vietnamese:đội cứu hỏa, FD, ...

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