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Definition of memory card
: 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
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The first known use of memory card was in 1974
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