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thumb drive

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noun

  1. a thumb-sized portable computer hard drive and data storage device

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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In an interview, she denied having brought in the thumb drive and said she used evidence from the courthouse computer.

From The Wall Street Journal May 20, 2026

Now, of course all they need to do is stick it on a thumb drive, send it to us and allow me to do it on my own.

From Salon Nov. 6, 2023

A few days later the newspaper learned from court documents about the thumb drive with an electronic copy of thousands of files taken from its computers.

From Seattle Times Aug. 29, 2023

The origin story of the thumb drive — as told by the former inmate who came forward to The Times — is just as shocking as the videos on it.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 24, 2023

Fred enters the room and holds up a small thumb drive.

From "Internment" by Samira Ahmed

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