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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Its Ghostwriter machine uses a smart card or USB flash drive to store signatures and phrases that can be replicated on paper.
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Anne Marie D. Lee, CBS News, 4 June 2025
During the original investigation, a Methodist Hospitals security supervisor accidentally sent 9,000 screenshots of the security footage on a flash drive to Gates.
—Meredith Colias-Pete, Chicago Tribune, 3 June 2025
The result was millions of packages shipped from China to the United States, as American shoppers got hooked on buying everything from flash drives to water bottles at low prices.
—Meaghan Tobin, New York Times, 14 May 2025
Plus, flash drives can be used to spread malware to other devices.
—Kurt Knutsson, Cyberguy Report, FOXNews.com, 20 Apr. 2025
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Anne Marie D. Lee, CBS News, 4 June 2025
During the original investigation, a Methodist Hospitals security supervisor accidentally sent 9,000 screenshots of the security footage on a flash drive to Gates.
—Meredith Colias-Pete, Chicago Tribune, 3 June 2025
The result was millions of packages shipped from China to the United States, as American shoppers got hooked on buying everything from flash drives to water bottles at low prices.
—Meaghan Tobin, New York Times, 14 May 2025
Plus, flash drives can be used to spread malware to other devices.
—Kurt Knutsson, Cyberguy Report, FOXNews.com, 20 Apr. 2025
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“Flash drive.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/flash%20drive. Accessed 17 Jun. 2025.
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