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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

Freddy Escobar stood on the sidewalk outside his former workplace waving a green thumb drive and a stack of papers that he said would clear his name.

From Los Angeles Times May 9, 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

I place everything in a folder on my thumb drive with all my other application materials for early acceptance.

From "Pride" by Ibi Zoboi

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