thumb drive
noun
: a small usually rectangular device used for storing and transferring computer data : flash drive
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Grace, an expert pickpocket, removes the thumb drive at the exact millisecond the Entity is trapped inside, allowing for the artificial intelligence's capture without triggering a nuclear war or destruction of cyberspace across Earth.
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Tommy McArdle, People.com, 23 May 2025
Slavik claimed that the witness' attorney provided documents to Diddy's team pertaining to a keyword search, to which the judge suggested prosecutors turn over full documents via thumb drive or face a possible adjournment or subpoena.
—Lauryn Overhultz, FOXNews.com, 18 Apr. 2025
Prosecutors approached Florez with a thumb drive, which the former hotel guard said contained five videos from that morning.
—Nbc News, NBC news, 12 May 2025
The printer also has a dedicated USB port for walk-up printing via a USB thumb drive.
—PC Magazine, 10 Apr. 2025
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Tommy McArdle, People.com, 23 May 2025
Slavik claimed that the witness' attorney provided documents to Diddy's team pertaining to a keyword search, to which the judge suggested prosecutors turn over full documents via thumb drive or face a possible adjournment or subpoena.
—Lauryn Overhultz, FOXNews.com, 18 Apr. 2025
Prosecutors approached Florez with a thumb drive, which the former hotel guard said contained five videos from that morning.
—Nbc News, NBC news, 12 May 2025
The printer also has a dedicated USB port for walk-up printing via a USB thumb drive.
—PC Magazine, 10 Apr. 2025
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“Thumb drive.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/thumb%20drive. Accessed 17 Jun. 2025.
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