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thumb drive

British  

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

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

But in both my Mom bag and my Dad bag I carry notebook paper and pencils, a phone charger, a wallet, a USB thumb drive, and my books.

From "Blended" by Sharon M. Draper

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