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

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

The camera was found at the foot of a hedge and needed two days of drying out before the memory card could be accessed.

From BBC • Apr. 16, 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