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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

Only then did he provide the code to a safe that held a “hard-wired” crypto wallet stored on a thumb drive, Brownstone told the judge.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 21, 2025

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

Some will put their wishes on a wallet card, thumb drive or cellphone — but these are not easily found in an acute emergency.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 22, 2023

Dr. Achebe pulled out one thumb drive and put in another.

From "Boy 2.0" by Tracey Baptiste

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