memory card
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of memory card
First recorded in 1955–60
Example Sentences
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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
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
When a poet filled a memory card, either Barrow or Edwards would pick it up, and when the next filming day with that poet came, the three of them would discuss the footage.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 23, 2024
Miles went with me to the newspaper room, where I handed over my memory card to Claude Gunthrie, showing him the pictures of Britney’s spray-painted car.
From "Made You Up" by Francesca Zappia
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