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flash drive

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EKI Combined Dictionary 2026

Last modified 25.03.2026

Meanings

pulgakujulise korpusega väike andmekandja, mis võimaldab USB-liidese kaudu kanda andmeid ühest arvutist teise
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EKI terminibaas Esterm

ID 732016 Last modified 26.02.2015
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Domain Automation - Computer Science - Information Technology
mälupulk preferred
USB drive preferred
USB flash drive
memory stick
USB stick
USB key
memory key
thumb drive
flash drive
pen drive
USB-muisti preferred
muistitikku
  • pulgakujuline mäluseadis, mis võimaldab USB-liidese kaudu kanda andmeid ühest arvutist teise, põhineb välkmälul
  • small, portable flash memory card that plugs into a computer's USB port and functions as a portable hard drive
mälupulk preferred
USB-ajam
USB drive preferred
Good to know
  • All the following terms refer to flash memory-based USB drives: flash drive, flash disk, jump drive, thumb drive, pen drive, keyring drive, keychain drive, key drive, pocket drive, USB stick, flash stick, jump stick, thumb stick, memory stick, USB key, memory key.
  • The term is particularly used for small portable storage devices typically sealed in plastic. Their physical size is reflected in the various names for this type of device – thumb drive, pen drive, keyring drive, memory stick. They have capacities as high as 4 gigabytes and on most modern personal computers they can be recognized as an additional drive without the need for a special driver. Storage devices of this type are increasingly used for backup, data transfer, storage of photographs or MP3 files, etc.
USB flash drive
memory stick
USB stick
USB key
memory key
thumb drive
flash drive
pen drive
key drive
clé USB
USB-muisti preferred
muistitikku

Raamatukogusõnastik

ID 754673 Last modified 12.05.2024
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USB-mälupulk
USB key
flash drive
  • väike, kerge, vahetatav ja ülekirjutatav andmekandja, mille saab ühendada arvuti või muu elektroonilise seadmega info kopeerimiseks ja talletamiseks
USB-mälupulk
USB key
flash drive

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