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flash drive [noun]

a small piece of equipment that you connect to a computer or other piece of electronic equipment to copy and store information

Example:

Insert the flash drive into the USB port.

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English

flash drive

ˈflash drive BrE AmE noun [countable]
a small piece of electronic equipment that uses ↑flash memory to store information and can be fitted into a computer SYN USB drive

Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

flash drive

ˈflash drive 8 [flash drive] (also USˈB drive, ˈpen drive) (NAmE also ˈthumb drive) noun

(computing)
a small memory device that can be used to store data from a computer and to move it from one computer to another
Syn: memory stick
• Insert the flash drive into the USB port.
• The flash drive is compatible with all notebook PCs running Windows.

See also: USB drive ▪ pen drive ▪ thumb drive

Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary - 4th Edition

ˈ flash ˌ drive noun [ C ] ( also Memory Stick , pen drive )

a small piece of equipment that you connect to a computer or other piece of electronic equipment to copy and store information

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computer hardware

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