USB key

British  

noun

1. computing another name for pocket drive

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Example Sentences

He said such an operation was complex, likely requiring the use of a device such as a USB key to install the software, a move that would need "complicity within the crew".

From Barron's

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.

From BBC

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.

From New York Times

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.

From Reuters

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

From The Verge