thumb drive
noun
: a small usually rectangular device used for storing and transferring computer data : flash drive
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web Rodriguez collected a thumb drive -- containing a few documents, no photos -- and a toaster oven. 
Eliott C. Mclaughlin, CNN, 24 June 2022 They were attacked by name by Trump and Giuliani, who falsely claimed that video had captured the women using a USB thumb drive to change votes. Sarah D. Wire, Los Angeles Times, 21 June 2022 Whether it’s sending a sensitive document to the wrong person, failing to use a strong or original password, or simply losing a thumb drive or laptop, the common denominator in many cyberattacks is people. Dhiraj Kumar, Forbes, 3 June 2022 The data from the stand-alone computer will go via thumb drive to a second computer that is connected to the Internet to send to the secretary of state, English said. Mike Cason | Mcason@al.com, al, 18 May 2022 Where is the thumb drive that someone plugged into the work computer at Josh Duggar's car lot in 2019 shortly before someone — someone else? Adam Carlson, PEOPLE.com, 4 Dec. 2021 On May 4, more than two months after the shooting, attorney Alan Tucker took a thumb drive containing a video clip to a Brunswick radio station. Brad Schrade, ajc, 17 May 2020 The thumb drive with the transcripts was pulled from the jury room. San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Feb. 2022 And after days of the defense making references to it, Bush testified about a thumb drive that was plugged into the work computer shortly before the Linux system was set up. Adam Carlson, PEOPLE.com, 6 Dec. 2021 See More
Eliott C. Mclaughlin, CNN, 24 June 2022 They were attacked by name by Trump and Giuliani, who falsely claimed that video had captured the women using a USB thumb drive to change votes. Sarah D. Wire, Los Angeles Times, 21 June 2022 Whether it’s sending a sensitive document to the wrong person, failing to use a strong or original password, or simply losing a thumb drive or laptop, the common denominator in many cyberattacks is people. Dhiraj Kumar, Forbes, 3 June 2022 The data from the stand-alone computer will go via thumb drive to a second computer that is connected to the Internet to send to the secretary of state, English said. Mike Cason | Mcason@al.com, al, 18 May 2022 Where is the thumb drive that someone plugged into the work computer at Josh Duggar's car lot in 2019 shortly before someone — someone else? Adam Carlson, PEOPLE.com, 4 Dec. 2021 On May 4, more than two months after the shooting, attorney Alan Tucker took a thumb drive containing a video clip to a Brunswick radio station. Brad Schrade, ajc, 17 May 2020 The thumb drive with the transcripts was pulled from the jury room. San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Feb. 2022 And after days of the defense making references to it, Bush testified about a thumb drive that was plugged into the work computer shortly before the Linux system was set up. Adam Carlson, PEOPLE.com, 6 Dec. 2021 See More Word History
First Known Use
2002, in the meaning defined above