memory card

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.

Word History and Origins

Origin of memory card¹

First recorded in 1955–60

Example Sentences

Ms Dupont, from France, said the theft meant she had lost a memory card containing 10 years of "irreplaceable" family photographs, along with documents she needed to apply for a university degree.

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

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Agents also found a GoPro video camera with a memory card inside.

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After securing a warrant to search the camera’s memory card in early May, FBI agents discovered several video files that included one of the named defendants in the case, Camilo Guzman Sepulveda.

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

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