thumb drive
noun
: a small usually rectangular device used for storing and transferring computer data : flash drive
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The thumb drive ban was issued two days earlier.
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Graham Rayman, New York Daily News, 19 Aug. 2025
The projector also sports two HDMI ports on the back panel for video sources and a USB-A port for a thumb drive.
—PC Magazine, 29 July 2025
Huff stashed the thumb drive in the drawer of a minibar in the basement of his house in Lexington.
—Seth Harp, Rolling Stone, 28 July 2025
Ben believes Martin has stolen a thumb drive with critical information about a nuclear deal with international terrorists and unleashes a network of killers to catch him.
—Sandra Dallas, Denver Post, 6 July 2025
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Graham Rayman, New York Daily News, 19 Aug. 2025
The projector also sports two HDMI ports on the back panel for video sources and a USB-A port for a thumb drive.
—PC Magazine, 29 July 2025
Huff stashed the thumb drive in the drawer of a minibar in the basement of his house in Lexington.
—Seth Harp, Rolling Stone, 28 July 2025
Ben believes Martin has stolen a thumb drive with critical information about a nuclear deal with international terrorists and unleashes a network of killers to catch him.
—Sandra Dallas, Denver Post, 6 July 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 7 Sep. 2025.
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