Source : Free On-Line Dictionary of Computing

Zip Drive
     
         A {disk drive} from {Iomega Corporation}
        which takes removable 100 {megabyte} {hard disks}.  Both
        internal and external drives are manufactured, making the
        drive suitable for {backup}, mass storage or for moving files
        between computers.  Software is included to help with file
        organisation.  The internal {SCSI} model offers up to 60 MB /
        minute transfer rate.
     
        The Zip drive was awarded {Byte}'s Readers' {Hardware Choice
        Award 1996 (http://www.byte.com/art/9607/sec11/art1.htm)}.
        The company has started to manufacture a larger {Jaz} drive,
        which takes one {gigbyte} disks.
     
        {Home (http://www.iomega.com/index.html)}.
     
        (1997-03-23)