external storage
Data kept elsewhere
External storage is computer storage that exists outside the main device—hard drives, USB flash drives, memory cards, and cloud services.
It contrasts with internal storage built into a computer or phone.
External storage provides backup, portability, and expanded capacity: I keep all my photos on external storage in case my laptop dies.
- hard driveComputer's internal storage device
- USBDevice connection standard
- flash drivePortable digital storage device
- cloudAtmospheric water vapor mass
- backupStored duplicate for recovery
data backup · memory · disk · extra space · portable · data · thumb drive · jump drive · SSD · plug and play · terabyte · plug · save · files · drag and drop · file transfer · download · transfer
- mobile device storageSD card, microSD, flash memory, Google Drive, Dropbox
- system componentsmodule, component, subsystem, unit, controller
external storageRAM
Temporary data storage hardware
volatile memory · working memory · cache memory · main memory
external, externally, externalize, externalization, extern, exterior, storage, store, stores