pen drive
See also: pendrive and pen-drive
English
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A pen drive
Etymology
A trademark for flash drives owned by Phison Electronics Corporation (US).
Noun
pen drive (plural pen drives)
- (computing) A small electronic device used to store digital data, more portable and robust than a hard drive; a flash drive.
Synonyms
- flash drive
- USB flash drive
- USB drive
- USB
- memory stick
- USB key
- jump drive
- thumb drive
- disk-on-key
Translations
flash drive — see flash drive