memory card

noun

: a small, flat, data storage device designed to be inserted into a larger electronic device (such as a camera or cell phone)

But as these digital wonders continue to improve with higher megapixel capacities, digital shutterbugs find themselves having to buy larger-capacity flash memory cards to hold the bigger image files.

—Craig Crossman

Examples of memory card in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Totoki flagged a current memory shortage – driven by surging AI infrastructure demand – as an issue rippling across gaming, smartphones, laptops and memory cards. —Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 8 May 2026

Since the crew—and their full memory cards—have landed, NASA staff have been busy. —Meghan Bartels, Scientific American, 4 May 2026

But this mission was real, and four humans can tell the tale of their adventure using the photographs safely stored on memory cards now in NASA’s hands. —Jennifer Levasseur, The Conversation, 11 Apr. 2026

Practice matching with memory cards or coordination with connect-the-dots. —Denise Petski, Deadline, 6 Apr. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1974, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for memory card

• asgard
• backyard
• barnyard
• blackguard
• bombard
• brickyard
• canard
• churchyard
• coastguard
• courtyard
• debarred
• diehard

Kids Definition

memory card

noun

: a small, flat, data storage device designed to be inserted into a larger electronic device (as a cell phone)