flash memory

noun

A rewritable memory chip that retains its data without a power supply.

Meanings

nounflash memory (usually uncountable, plural flash memories)

plural flash memories

  1. uncountableusuallycomputer hardwareA rewritable memory chip that retains its data without a power supply.

Translations

Chinese Mandarin 閃存 /闪存
  • 閃存 /闪存 (shǎncún)rewritable memory
Dutch flashgeheugen
  • flashgeheugenrewritable memory
Finnish flash-muisti
  • flash-muistirewritable memory
Greek φλασάκι
  • φλασάκι (flasáki)rewritable memory
Japanese フラッシュメモリ, フラッシュメモリー
  • フラッシュメモリ (furasshu memori)rewritable memory
  • フラッシュメモリー (furasshu memorī)rewritable memory
Latvian zibatmiņa
  • zibatmiņarewritable memory
Polish pamięć flash
  • pamięć flashrewritable memory
Russian флеш-память
  • флеш-память (fleš-pamjatʹ)rewritable memory
Cite this entry
APA

flash memory. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/flash%20memory

MLA

“flash memory.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/flash%20memory. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “flash memory,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/flash%20memory.

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