thumb drive
noun
: a small usually rectangular device used for storing and transferring computer data : flash drive
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The printer also has a dedicated USB port for walk-up printing via a USB thumb drive.
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David English, PCMAG, 3 Oct. 2024
Whelan was sentenced to 16 years in a Russian jail for having a thumb drive in his possession that local authorities allege contained classified information.
—The Editors, National Review, 22 July 2024
In addition to the operation plan and gear list, the thumb drive contained several items such as a rifle with a racial slur and a recording of the 2019 Christchurch shooting, in which Australian far-right extremist killed 51 people and injured 40 others at two New Zealand mosques.
—Thao Nguyen, USA TODAY, 16 Apr. 2024
At the event, the Ukrainians presented a thumb drive containing allegations about Mr. Biden and other Democrats to an aide traveling with Mike Pompeo, then the secretary of state, according to internal F.B.I. reports and an article published in Business Insider.
—Mattathias Schwartz, New York Times, 20 May 2024
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David English, PCMAG, 3 Oct. 2024
Whelan was sentenced to 16 years in a Russian jail for having a thumb drive in his possession that local authorities allege contained classified information.
—The Editors, National Review, 22 July 2024
In addition to the operation plan and gear list, the thumb drive contained several items such as a rifle with a racial slur and a recording of the 2019 Christchurch shooting, in which Australian far-right extremist killed 51 people and injured 40 others at two New Zealand mosques.
—Thao Nguyen, USA TODAY, 16 Apr. 2024
At the event, the Ukrainians presented a thumb drive containing allegations about Mr. Biden and other Democrats to an aide traveling with Mike Pompeo, then the secretary of state, according to internal F.B.I. reports and an article published in Business Insider.
—Mattathias Schwartz, New York Times, 20 May 2024
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“Thumb drive.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/thumb%20drive. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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