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

According to the warrant, officers were permitted to take cellphones, computers, memory cards, external hard drives and thumb drives. —Joe Rubin, Sacbee.com, 29 Aug. 2025

In addition, there are slots for SD and microSD/TF memory cards, while remote workers will appreciate the inclusion of a Gigabit Ethernet port for stable and wired internet access when holding video meetings. —Mark Sparrow, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2025

The phone also supports eSIM, but there's no memory card slot or 3.5mm headphone jack. —PC Magazine, 20 Aug. 2025

What memory card readers are best to buy? —Bestreviews, Mercury News, 19 Aug. 2025

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)