Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

memory stick

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.48 in modern English

Syllables: mem-o-ry -stick
IPA

24

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

4

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

One of a series of memory devices manufactured by the Sony Corporation ranging in size from a USB drive down to a flash card.

noun

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.

Example Sentences

"The first step to increasing your drive space is to add a new storage device. It can be a hard drive (IDE or SCSI), but also a USB or FireWire memory stick."
"You might be wondering at this point what dark secrets I had locked away on my phone and memory sticks and email."
"To do this, you can run a script on a computer periodically to check for any attached USB disk drives or memory sticks."

Etymology

From Memory Stick, a Sony brand name.

Inflected Forms

memory sticks (plural)

Phrases

flash card memory card

Frequently Paired Words

flashcard flash card memory card

Synonyms

data stick pen drive thumb drive USB drive

Questions

What does memory stick mean?: One of a series of memory devices manufactured by the Sony Corporation ranging in size from a USB drive down to a flash card.
Where does memory stick come from?: From Memory Stick, a Sony brand name.

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