memory card

American  

noun

Digital Technology.

1. a very small, portable electronic device for flash-memory data storage, as in a digital camera, cell phone, or digital media player.

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Etymology

Origin of memory card

First recorded in 1955–60

Example Sentences

Investigators found the tablet had been set to record only with an external memory card, but it was turned over without one, the state agency said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026

This is why downloading photos and keeping them on an external device like a hard drive or memory card is a good idea.

From BBC • Oct. 25, 2025

Edward Snowden removed information using a SD memory card he hid on some occasions in a Rubik’s cube.

From Salon • Jun. 30, 2025

I remember when I took the photo, I was still really early on taking photos, and I didn’t have my memory card in the camera.

From Los Angeles Times • May 21, 2025

I’d already taken a picture of four suspicious-looking squirrels lined up on the red brick wall outside my neighbor’s house this morning, but other than that, the memory card was empty.

From "Made You Up" by Francesca Zappia