# memory stick

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. One of a series of memory devices manufactured by the Sony Corporation ranging in size from a USB drive down to a flash card.
2. 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.

## Etymology
From Memory Stick, a Sony brand name.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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