USB key

noun

1. computing another name for pocket drive

Example Sentences

When prison guards discovered that Abdeslam had been using a USB key containing jihadist propaganda, they traced its origin to face-to-face meetings that the prisoner had with Maëva B.

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David Cale’s new play, “Sandra,” is packed with classic thriller tropes, as if he had challenged himself to cram as many of the genre’s staples as possible into a 90-minute show — I kept waiting for someone to transfer information from a computer to a USB key as seconds ticked by.

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She said the wreckage of the car was being investigated by police, who had found the USB key which records the car’s activity in the glove compartment.

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If all goes well, you’ll reboot your computer with that USB key plugged in to start the process.

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A USB key can be plugged into a computer to authenticate its owner.

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