memory card
noun
: a small, flat, data storage device designed to be inserted into a larger electronic device (such as a camera or cell phone)
But as these digital wonders continue to improve with higher megapixel capacities, digital shutterbugs find themselves having to buy larger-capacity flash memory cards to hold the bigger image files.—
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In-game items like PS1 memory cards and DualShock controller cables double for platforms and tightropes to walk.
—Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 5 Sep. 2024
During a shoot, production base camp is typically staffed with a skeleton crew: safety teams plus one or two producers who monitor participant progress, observe the weather, capture B-roll, and log footage from the memory cards swiped during medical checks.
—Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 13 June 2024
Law enforcement will also help ensure that ballots and the memory cards holding ballot data make it to the central count location from the precincts.
—Sarah D. Wire, USA TODAY, 31 Oct. 2024
How long the camera can keep firing at top speed depends on your choice of image format and memory card.
—PCMAG, 12 Sep. 2024
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Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 5 Sep. 2024
During a shoot, production base camp is typically staffed with a skeleton crew: safety teams plus one or two producers who monitor participant progress, observe the weather, capture B-roll, and log footage from the memory cards swiped during medical checks.
—Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 13 June 2024
Law enforcement will also help ensure that ballots and the memory cards holding ballot data make it to the central count location from the precincts.
—Sarah D. Wire, USA TODAY, 31 Oct. 2024
How long the camera can keep firing at top speed depends on your choice of image format and memory card.
—PCMAG, 12 Sep. 2024
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“Memory card.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/memory%20card. Accessed 29 Nov. 2024.
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