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The Floppy Disk Drive (FDD) is a storage device that was once a cornerstone of personal computing, providing a convenient method for reading and writing data on removable floppy disks. Typically, these disks came in sizes of 3.5-inch or 5.25-inch formats, with storage capacities ranging from 360 KB to 1.44 MB. The drive works by spinning the floppy disk inside its casing while a magnetic read/write head accesses the stored information. Data is encoded magnetically on the disk’s surface, allowing it to be rewritten and reused multiple times. Floppy Disk Drives connect to computers through interfaces such as the floppy disk controller, which manages communication between the drive and the system.