flash drive

or flash·drive


noun Computers.

a very small, portable, solid-state hard drive that can be inserted into a USB port for storage and retrieval of data.
Also Trademark, ThumbDrive, JumpDrive.
Also called flash memory drive, thumb drive, USB drive.
See also flash memory. Compare memory card.

Origin of flash drive

First recorded in 1990–95

British Dictionary definitions for usb drive (1 of 2)

USB drive

noun

computing another name for flash drive

British Dictionary definitions for usb drive (2 of 2)

flash drive

noun

a pocket-sized portable computer hard drive and data storage device See also key drive, pen drive, thumb drive, USB drive