memory card

noun

Digital Technology.

a very small, portable electronic device for flash-memory data storage, as in a digital camera, cell phone, or digital media player.

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Word History and Origins

Origin of memory card¹

First recorded in 1955–60

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Example Sentences

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The camera was found at the foot of a hedge and needed two days of drying out before the memory card could be accessed.

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A fitting metaphor, given that Pelicot had stored video evidence of his crimes on a computer memory card.

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Most modern digital cameras have the capability built in to take photos every number of seconds until a memory card is full.

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When a poet filled a memory card, either Barrow or Edwards would pick it up, and when the next filming day with that poet came, the three of them would discuss the footage.

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The images were transferred to a memory card and later turned over to police by the person who took the phone.

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memory bank memory cell

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