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

Your sole option at import is to choose whether to delete images from the memory card after import. — Michael Muchmore, PC Magazine, 29 June 2026

Wilson dismissed the case after it was found that law enforcement lost a dash camera memory card that may have captured the shooting. — Charna Flam, PEOPLE, 5 June 2026

When the camera was sent to the attorney general's office for a forensic exam, the memory card that was in it when it was collected from the truck was missing. — CBS News, 5 June 2026

According to the order, officials lost an SD memory card found in the dash camera of Fosler's truck, which may have contained useful footage for Spencer's case. — Michelle Del Rey, USA Today, 5 June 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)