memory stick

== English == === Etymology === From Memory Stick, a Sony brand name. === Noun === memory stick (plural memory sticks) (computing) One of a series of memory devices manufactured by the Sony Corporation ranging in size from a USB drive down to a flash card. (computing) A portable solid-state electronic flash memory data storage device equipped with a USB (or similarly specified) plug for direct connection to a corresponding port; a USB drive, thumb drive or pen drive. ==== Synonyms ==== (generic portable solid-state data storage device): data stick, pen drive, thumb drive, USB drive ==== Translations ==== ==== See also ==== flashcard, flash card memory card