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ＵＳＢメモリー (ユーエスビーメモリー) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

ＵＳＢメモリー

also: ユーエスビーメモリ

Meanings

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noun

USB flash drive; USB memory stick; thumb drive

computing

A small portable storage device that plugs into a USB port. In Japanese, メモリー is often used instead of メモリ, but both are understood.

ＵＳＢメモリーにファイルを保ほ存ぞんした。
I saved the file to a USB flash drive.
このＵＳＢメモリーは容よう量りょうが大おおきい。
This USB memory stick has a large capacity.

Written forms

ＵＳＢメモリー
Standard Japanese term for a USB flash drive.
USBメモリ
Common variant without the long vowel mark; often seen in product names and casual writing.

Similar words

ＵＳＢ
Refers to the USB standard or port itself, not the storage device.
外そと付づけハードディスク
An external hard disk drive, typically larger and with higher capacity than a USB flash drive.

Etymology

From English 'USB memory'. The term is a wasei-eigo (Japanese-made English) construction; the English equivalent is 'USB flash drive' or 'USB memory stick'.