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

Examples of flash drive in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

On April 2, Kennedy traveled to Troop C and provided a USB flash drive containing a video of the incident. —Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 16 May 2025

On Monday, sheriff’s deputies were dispatched to Chandler Tripp School, at 780 Thornton Way, after staff members reported finding a USB flash drive containing inappropriate images, according to the Santa Clara County Sheriff’s Office. —Jason Green, The Mercury News, 6 Mar. 2025

In 2022, another government worker lost a USB flash drive containing the personal details of every resident of the city of Amagasaki, northwest of Osaka. —Jessie Yeung, CNN, 12 Feb. 2025

Pricing and Availability: The PNY PRO Elite V3 Type-C USB 3.2 Gen 2 and Elite-X Fit Type-C USB 3.2 flash drives are shipping now from www.pny.com or www.amazon.com. —Mark Sparrow, Forbes.com, 28 Mar. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1992, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for flash drive

• alive
• archive
• arrive
• beehive
• connive
• contrive
• deprive
• derive
• revive
• survive
• dive
• five

Kids Definition

flash drive

noun

: a data storage device that uses flash memory

specifically : a small rectangular device that is designed to be plugged into a USB port on a computer and is often used for transferring files from one computer to another

called also jump drive, thumb drive