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Why is the floppy disk still the save icon?
The floppy disk, otherwise known as simply a disk, a floppy, or a diskette, became a ubiquitous form of data storage from the 1970s until the early 2000s. During the advent of computer programs such as Microsoft Word, programmers simply adopted the floppy disk as the symbol for saving one’s work.
How do you save a floppy disk?
Right: MS Word’s top menu with the floppy disk icon. There’s always the design option to literally write the word “save” and slap it on a button, especially if you have the space to do so.
Is the save icon on a floppy disk outdated?
The floppy disk save icon is similarly outdated but can and should live on because it does the job (even if the concept of manual saving might become outdated in many applications). Most of the other icons are less outdated as people often use the direct physical analog but they should continue to be used if they work.
What does the icon on a floppy disk mean?
The Floppy Disk Icon means “save” for a whole generation of people who have never seen one. — Scott Hanselman (@shanselman) May 9, 2012 What happens when all the things we based our icons on don’t exist anymore? Do they just become, ahem, iconic glyphs whose origins are shrouded in mystery?
Where is the floppy disk icon in word 2016?
Microsoft Word 2016 maintains both the explicit menu and the floppy disk icon in its top menu. In response to the floppy disk icon, alternative save icons have emerged, that ditch the floppy disk, using arrows and a target zone or tray to symbolize that an item is being saved for later.
Why are people still talking about floppy disks?
Floppy disks are dead technology; that’s hardly a new revelation. “I’m not sure why this meme resonates so much,” Gross says, “but I think it’s maybe because people have nostalgia about this time, and also it’s funny how the icon on the desktop survived so long after the floppy died.”