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thumb drive
noun
: a small usually rectangular device used for storing and transferring computer data : flash drive
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The device, which is about the size of a thumb drive, connects to a smartphone app that shows the location of the device on a map.
—Frederick Dreier, Outside Online, 13 Dec. 2024
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Stored on a thumb drive, the recording allegedly features Simpson confessing to the twin killings of his ex-wife Nicole Brown Simpson and her gentleman friend Ron Goldman.
—Mark R. Weaver, Newsweek, 3 Dec. 2024
The printer also has a dedicated USB port for walk-up printing via a USB thumb drive.
—David English, PCMAG, 3 Oct. 2024
Whelan was sentenced to 16 years in a Russian jail for having a thumb drive in his possession that local authorities allege contained classified information.
—The Editors, National Review, 22 July 2024
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First Known Use
2002, in the meaning defined above
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“Thumb drive.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/thumb%20drive. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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