jump drive

noun

A USB flash drive.

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Meanings

nounjump drive (plural jump drives)

plural jump drives

  1. computingA USB flash drive.

    Synonyms: data stick, disk on key, flash drive /flashdrive, jump drive /jumpdrive, key drive, memory drive, memory stick, pen drive /pendrive

  2. literatureA means of travelling faster than light by jumping from one point to another in space.

    Synonyms: hyperdrive

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA USB flash drive.

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data stickdisk on keyflash drive /flashdrivejump drive /jumpdrivekey drivememory drivememory stickpen drive /pendrivethumb driveUSBUSB driveUSB keyUSB stick

nounA means of travelling faster than light by jumping from one point to another in space.

Similar
hyperdrive
Also see
hyperspace drive

Origin

(USB flash drive): A trademark name of flash drives owned by Lexar.

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Cite this entry
APA

jump drive. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/jump%20drive

MLA

“jump drive.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/jump%20drive. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “jump drive,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/jump%20drive.

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