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diskzine

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From disk ‎ zine.

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Noun

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diskzine (plural diskzines)

  1. A zine distributed on floppy disk.
    Synonyms: diskazine, diskmag, magazette
    Coordinate term: tapezine
    • 1984, Dr. Dobb's Journal of Software Tools for the Professional Programmer:
      It will be interesting to watch this diskzine over the next couple of years […]
    • 1984, Venture (volume 6, part 1, page 142)
      A hacker starts with nothing but a dream and a floppy disk and presently finds himself in a business that's doubled and trebled. Three "diskzines" — magazines on floppy disks — started cheaply by entrepreneurs who placed ads in obscure computer journals […]
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