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

In October, Halloween led to a rise in modeling putty and camera memory cards, while cooler weather led to a rise in space heaters. —Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 21 June 2025

The device also has 12GB RAM, 256GB of internal storage capacity, which is expandable through a memory card slot, has a USB Type-C port, a 3.5mm headphone jack port, and uses the Android 15 operating system. —Shane Croucher, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 June 2025

Pouches: These are great for smaller cameras, cables and extra memory cards. —Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 26 May 2025

The camera’s memory card slot can take cards up to 512GB. —Mark Sparrow, Forbes.com, 6 June 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)