flash drive
noun
: a data storage device that uses flash memory
specifically
: a small rectangular device that is designed to be plugged directly into a USB port on a computer and is often used for transferring files from one computer to another
called also thumb drive
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There are also seven mesh pockets for smaller items, like SD cards or flash drives.
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Claire Rutter, Rolling Stone, 24 June 2024
City officials arrived at the Milwaukee County Courthouse by 10 p.m. with flash drives of absentee ballot results.
—Alison Dirr, Journal Sentinel, 4 Apr. 2024
As the recent revelations show, in the age of the cell-phone camera and the flash drive, even the most draconian laws and reprisals will not prevent this information from leaking out.
—Henry Farrell, Foreign Affairs, 1 Nov. 2013
That's just a practice used when serving search warrants at multiple properties where evidence (computers, external and flash drives, etc.) may be destroyed.
—Ingrid Vasquez, Peoplemag, 18 May 2024
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Claire Rutter, Rolling Stone, 24 June 2024
City officials arrived at the Milwaukee County Courthouse by 10 p.m. with flash drives of absentee ballot results.
—Alison Dirr, Journal Sentinel, 4 Apr. 2024
As the recent revelations show, in the age of the cell-phone camera and the flash drive, even the most draconian laws and reprisals will not prevent this information from leaking out.
—Henry Farrell, Foreign Affairs, 1 Nov. 2013
That's just a practice used when serving search warrants at multiple properties where evidence (computers, external and flash drives, etc.) may be destroyed.
—Ingrid Vasquez, Peoplemag, 18 May 2024
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“Flash drive.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/flash%20drive. Accessed 2 Jul. 2024.
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