pen drive

plural pen drives · alternative pendrive

1. chiefly AsiacomputingA small electronic device used to store digital data, more portable and robust than a hard drive; a flash drive.

   “If you don't mind, please give us the details in this pendrive,” I said, looking at his bald head.

   2020, Reyhaan, chapter 8, in Secrets of the Lost Queen, Mylapore: Notion Press, →ISBN, unnumbered page

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   After Peter finished checking the operating system setup, he carefully unscrewed his pen drive and plugged the USB connection into the computer.

   2006 April 28, Juliane Viskup, Misdirection, Bloomington: Xlibris, →ISBN, page 92

   So if you find yourself trapped in a pendrive/thumbdrive industry where everyone is basically making the same thing and copying patents whilst dishing out discounts, it's time to move on and separate yourself via a new identity.

   2008, Aminuddin Mahmud, “Branding - Mamak Style”, in Aminuddin Mahmud, editor, New Malaysian Essays, 2nd edition, volume 1, Kuala Lumpur: Mata Hari, →ISBN, page 60

   Pen drives have replaced the old floppy disks as the modern way to physically transport files from one computer to another. Yes, you can always email a file or burn it to a CD or DVD disc, but sometimes you just want to carry a copy of a file with you, and pen drives are so easy to use. You simply plug it into the USB port, and Windows treats it as just another storage location.

   2009, James Floyd Kelly, “Netbook Hardware Options” (chapter 2), in Windows Netbooks: The Path to Low-Cost Computing, Berkeley, California: Apress, →ISBN, page 24

   ‘What the fuck is this?’ Sen examined and almost laughed upon recognizing it. ‘A pendrive! A fucking pendrive! That's what the planter calls a bomb? Is he fucking kidding me?’

   2017, Ujjwala Walia, “The Timer Ticks” (chapter 5), in Zahana, Mumbai: BecomeShakespeare, →ISBN, unnumbered page

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