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Choco
07/18/21 12:31:12 PM
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LMFAO where are you gonna drive them? A highway for ants?

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Wii_Shaker
07/18/21 12:31:48 PM
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Thumb drive is also acceptable.

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nothanks1
07/18/21 12:31:53 PM
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One of the teachers calls them 'those plug in word files'
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Ivynn
07/18/21 12:34:31 PM
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I've always heard them called USB sticks.

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Veggeta_MAX
07/18/21 12:34:54 PM
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I call USB adapters "USB dongles".

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TetsuoS2
07/18/21 12:35:20 PM
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i mean the chips inside are literally flash storage.

that said, no one really calls them flash drives

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MFBKBass5
07/18/21 12:36:14 PM
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They also create a temporary drive on your computer.

Therefore, flash drive. Because its a drive that uses flash media.

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_BlueMonk
07/18/21 12:37:21 PM
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i work in IT and when i refer to them to normal people i say "USB Drive" and they usually get it

but wouldn't flash drive be a better name since it uses flash memory/storage?


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Raikuro
07/18/21 12:37:26 PM
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flash is dead tho
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nothanks1
07/18/21 12:41:08 PM
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_BlueMonk posted...
i work in IT

no you don't
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Zaltera
07/18/21 12:42:54 PM
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Flash drive, USB drive, pen drive, thumb drive, jump drive, USB stick, flash stick, zip stick, flash fob, etc., etc.

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RickyTheBAWSE
07/18/21 12:43:22 PM
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memory plugs
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Conception616
07/18/21 12:43:28 PM
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Choco posted...
LMFAO where are you gonna drive them? A highway for ants?

You probably thought you were really clever when you posted this from your PC which has a hard drive.

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PrettyBoyFloyd
07/18/21 1:17:42 PM
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Zaltera posted...
Flash drive, USB drive, pen drive, thumb drive, jump drive, USB stick, flash stick, zip stick, flash fob, etc., etc.

I remember "jump drive".

I recall where you can make it to where your PC wouldn't boot up without one.

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Winrawr
07/18/21 1:23:16 PM
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I've heard most people say USB stick, but flash drive is a better name and more accurate
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Feline_Heart
07/18/21 1:27:48 PM
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People still use those?

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SomeGuyUO
07/18/21 1:39:31 PM
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What do you call CD drives?
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EnterTheTekken
07/18/21 1:43:10 PM
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Laserion
07/19/21 7:11:51 AM
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Is this a "flippybreads" topic?

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Kloe_Rinz
07/19/21 7:15:19 AM
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i call it a usb stick
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Ratchetrockon
07/19/21 7:20:41 AM
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it a flash memory stick

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BalanceLost
07/19/21 7:25:23 AM
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We tend to say USB-minne (USB-memory).

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