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

Defendant Elfman then took the memory card out of Nomi’s camera and handed the empty camera back to Nomi, later saving the pictures onto his computer. —Tatiana Siegel, Variety, 11 July 2024

Most of the cameras use a memory card, but others are connected to a mobile hot spot that allows the device to send data remotely, according to Abramyan. —Nathan Solis, Los Angeles Times, 21 June 2024

Make room for vacation photos Most modern phones don't have memory card slots. —Kim Komando, USA TODAY, 11 Apr. 2024

Today, the highest capacity SD cards readily available are 1TB (Western Digital also this week announced plans to release a 2TB SanDisk Extreme Pro SDXC UHS-I memory card at an unspecified date), while 2TB microSD cards only became available this year. —Scharon Harding, Ars Technica, 12 Apr. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1974, in the meaning defined above

Kids Definition

memory card

noun

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