thumb drive
noun
: a small usually rectangular device used for storing and transferring computer data : flash drive
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Prosecutors approached Florez with a thumb drive, which the former hotel guard said contained five videos from that morning.
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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
Each customer receives the chip, the IHS, a USB thumb drive with a detailed shot of their chip and its IHS lid, and a verification card stating the temperatures the chip reached during its testing.
—Kevin Purdy, Ars Technica, 27 Feb. 2025
Instead, consider keeping your private data and files on a storage device that isn't connected to the internet, like a thumb drive or a portable hard drive.
—PC Magazine, 31 Mar. 2025
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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
Each customer receives the chip, the IHS, a USB thumb drive with a detailed shot of their chip and its IHS lid, and a verification card stating the temperatures the chip reached during its testing.
—Kevin Purdy, Ars Technica, 27 Feb. 2025
Instead, consider keeping your private data and files on a storage device that isn't connected to the internet, like a thumb drive or a portable hard drive.
—PC Magazine, 31 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for thumb drive
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“Thumb drive.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/thumb%20drive. Accessed 28 May. 2025.
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