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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Until October 27, this dual USB-C and USB-A 1TB high-speed flash drive is on sale for $74.97 (reg.
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When Neville shows up, Egg is waiting to snatch both him and the flash drive, but then Neville pulls a Driggs and hops onto the trunk of a palm tree, expertly scooting down like his monkey friend.
—Erin Qualey, Vulture, 4 Sep. 2024
In footage of his arrest released by Russian state media, Whelan is in his hotel room bathroom talking to an acquaintance who hands him a flash drive moments before agents from Russia's intelligence agency, the FSB, detained him.
—Margaret Brennan, CBS News, 20 Oct. 2024
In June, an Arizona election worker was charged with stealing a magnetic security key to a vote-tabulating machine, and, in 2022, a Michigan worker was charged with copying voter information onto a personal flash drive.
—Phoebe Petrovic, ProPublica, 16 Oct. 2024
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Stackcommerce Team (sponsored), PCMAG, 17 Oct. 2024
When Neville shows up, Egg is waiting to snatch both him and the flash drive, but then Neville pulls a Driggs and hops onto the trunk of a palm tree, expertly scooting down like his monkey friend.
—Erin Qualey, Vulture, 4 Sep. 2024
In footage of his arrest released by Russian state media, Whelan is in his hotel room bathroom talking to an acquaintance who hands him a flash drive moments before agents from Russia's intelligence agency, the FSB, detained him.
—Margaret Brennan, CBS News, 20 Oct. 2024
In June, an Arizona election worker was charged with stealing a magnetic security key to a vote-tabulating machine, and, in 2022, a Michigan worker was charged with copying voter information onto a personal flash drive.
—Phoebe Petrovic, ProPublica, 16 Oct. 2024
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“Flash drive.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/flash%20drive. Accessed 16 Nov. 2024.
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