memory card

noun

: a small, flat, data storage device designed to be inserted into a larger electronic device (such as a camera or cell phone)
But as these digital wonders continue to improve with higher megapixel capacities, digital shutterbugs find themselves having to buy larger-capacity flash memory cards to hold the bigger image files.Craig Crossman

Examples of memory card in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web The drone did not contain a memory card, officials said. Jack Date, ABC News, 29 July 2024 So Berkus taped their memory cards to his drone and flew it down to where the filmmakers were waiting on an adjacent rooftop. Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 26 July 2024 Most modern digital cameras have the capability built in to take photos every number of seconds until a memory card is full. Jireh Deng, Los Angeles Times, 18 July 2024 Defendant Elfman then took the memory card out of Nomi’s camera and handed the empty camera back to Nomi, later saving the pictures onto his computer. Tatiana Siegel, Variety, 11 July 2024 See all Example Sentences for memory card 

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Word History

First Known Use

1974, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of memory card was in 1974

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“Memory card.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/memory%20card. Accessed 19 Aug. 2024.

Kids Definition

memory card

noun
: a small, flat, data storage device designed to be inserted into a larger electronic device (as a cell phone)
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