flash drive
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flash drive
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So called because it is a storage device that uses flash memory.
noun flash drives
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A small, portable, nonvolatile storage device that uses flash memory and a USB interface to store, transport, and retrieve digital data.
Similar: data stick, disk on key, flash drive /flashdrive, jump drive /jumpdrive, key drive, memory drive, memory stick, pen drive /pendrive, thumb drive, USB, USB drive, USB key
Translations
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noun storage device
| Español | memoria USB/flash, lápiz de memoria, lápiz USB, llave maya, pincho, USB |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 플래시 드라이브 peullaesi deuraibeu |
| 日本語 | フラッシュドライブ furasshudoraibu |
| 中文 | 快閃碟 /快闪碟 kuàishǎndié |
| हिन्दी | फ़्लैश ड्राइव flaiś ḍrāiv |
| Português | pen-drive, pen |
| Français | clé USB, disque flash, disque à mémoire flash, disque dur à mémoire flash, disque dur flash |
| Deutsch | USB-Stick, USB-Massenspeicher, Flash-Laufwerk |
| Italiano | pen-drive, pen drive, chiavetta, penna, pennetta, penna USB |
| Ελληνικά | μνήμη USB mními USB |
| Română | stick de memorie, stick USB |
| Русский | фле́ш-накопи́тель fléš-nakopítelʹ, фле́шка fléška |
| Tiếng Việt | USB |
| العربية | فِلَاشَة filāša |
| עברית | דיסק און קי |
Talk about this word "flash drive." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/flash%20drive. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. flash drive. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/flash%20drive "flash drive." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/flash%20drive.Cite this
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