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memory card
noun
: a small, flat, data storage device designed to be inserted into a larger electronic device (such as a camera or cell phone)
But as these digital wonders continue to improve with higher megapixel capacities, digital shutterbugs find themselves having to buy larger-capacity flash memory cards to hold the bigger image files.—
Craig Crossman
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The Superstation one includes two PlayStation controller ports and memory card slots on the front, plus a USB-A port.
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Ars Technica, 27 Jan. 2025
Getting the right memory card for your device can be tricky, but this particular SanDisk Gameplay model should do the trick.
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Gabriela Vatu, PCMAG, 6 Jan. 2025
Evidence of government malfeasance, provided in the appeal documents, included more than 100 photos planted across a digital camera memory card and backup hard drive, according to court documents filed in the Second Circuit Court of Appeals Oct. 28 as part of an appeal seeking a new trial.
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Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 23 Dec. 2024
To prove how tight the unit was, Brian gives Parker a memory card with video of the group off duty prior to the attack.
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Sara Netzley, EW.com, 17 Dec. 2024
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First Known Use
1974, in the meaning defined above
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“Memory card.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/memory%20card. Accessed 4 Feb. 2025.
Kids Definition
memory card
noun
: a small, flat, data storage device designed to be inserted into a larger electronic device (as a cell phone)
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