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Memory stick

One of a series of memory devices manufactured by the Sony Corporation ranging in size from a USB drive down to a flash card.

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noun
  1. 1

    One of a series of memory devices manufactured by the Sony Corporation ranging in size from a USB drive down to a flash card.

  2. 2

    A portable solid-state electronic flash memory data storage device equipped with a USB (or similarly specified) plug for direct connection to a corresponding port; a USB drive, thumb drive or pen drive.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Memory stick"

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memory cardnoun(computer hardware) A solid state digital memory storage format, commonly found on computers, digital cameras and cellphones.
memory cartridgenounAn electronic flash memory data storage device commonly used in portable electronic devices.
memory chipnoun(computing, electronics) A RAM, ROM, PROM, EPROM or EEPROM microchip that can be plugged into a personal computer to provide temporary or permanent memory.
data sticknoun(computer hardware) Synonym of flash drive.
flashcardnounA card used to aid rote memorization. One side of the card contains data of one kind, or a question, and the other side contains the associated response which one wants to memorize. For example, one side could contain an English word, and the other side the Spanish translation.
flash memorynoun(computer hardware) A rewritable memory chip that retains its data without a power supply.
ram packnoun(computing) A hardware module containing RAM for use by another device.
memistornoun(electronics) A resistor with memory able to perform logic operations and store information.
usb drivenoun(computing) A USB flash drive.
memorynoun(uncountable) The ability of the brain to record information or impressions with the facility of recalling them later, usually at will.
memory corenoun(science fiction, computing) A (semi-)permanent computer memory storage device that may be extracted, and may or may not be separate from the computer core.
semiconductor memorynounAny device used to store and retrieve digital information that is manufactured using integrated circuit technology.
storage mediumnoun(computer hardware) Any hardware, such as a disk or tape, used to store data.
memory holenounA figurative place to which information is deliberately sent to be forgotten, or to which forgotten or lost information ends up; nowhere, oblivion.
high memory areanoun(computing) The first 64 kilobytes of the area of memory beyond 1 MB in an PC-compatible machine.
storenoun(mainly North American) A building (or portion thereof) where items may be purchased.
extended memorynoun(computing) The extent of memory above the first megabyte in the address space of later PCs
memcomputernoun(computing) A computer that has very fast (even instantaneous) access to memory
cartridgenoun(firearms) The package consisting of the bullet, primer, and casing containing gunpowder; a round of ammunition.
storagenoun(uncountable) The act of storing goods; the state of being stored.

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