flash memory

Solid-state data keeper

Flash memory is a type of computer storage that retains data without power and can be electrically erased and rewritten.

Unlike hard drives, it has no moving parts, making it durable and fast.

Flash memory appears in USB drives, memory cards, and solid-state drives: My laptop has flash memory instead of a spinning disk.

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storage technology type

flash memoryhard disk drive

Magnetic spinning storage device

magnetic storage · hard drive · HDD · spinning disk · optical storage

data persistence

flash memoryvolatile memory

Storage requiring constant power

RAM · DRAM · SRAM · random access memory · working memory

storage medium era

flash memorymagnetic tape

Coated strip storing data

punch cards · paper tape · floppy disk · analog storage · vinyl records

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