flash drive

noun

: a data storage device that uses flash memory

specifically : a small rectangular device that is designed to be plugged directly into a USB port on a computer and is often used for transferring files from one computer to another

called also thumb drive

Examples of flash drive in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Items sought include backpacks, notebooks, loose-leaf paper, pencils, markers, crayons, scissors, flash drives, pens, glue sticks and gift cards to be used to buy supplies, according to a news release. — Mike Danahey, Chicago Tribune, 17 July 2026

However, before the group reconvenes, Paula takes some time to dig into the files in the flash drive that Ashley dropped at the police station. — Erin Qualey, Vulture, 8 July 2026

In February, Lavon hid a USB flash drive wrapped in a 50 shekel note (approx. — Oren Liebermann, CNN Money, 3 July 2026

The court also seized a cellphone and a USB flash drive containing the TikTok live video as evidence to be destroyed. — ABC News, 2 July 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1992, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for flash drive

• alive
• archive
• arrive
• beehive
• connive
• contrive
• deprive
• derive
• khedive
• revive
• survive
• dive

Kids Definition

flash drive

noun

: a data storage device that uses flash memory

specifically : a small rectangular device that is designed to be plugged into a USB port on a computer and is often used for transferring files from one computer to another

called also jump drive, thumb drive