jump drive

Portable digital memory

A jump drive is a small portable data storage device that plugs into a computer's USB port.

The name suggests something you can grab and go—jump with.

Also called a flash drive, thumb drive, or USB drive.

I keep my files backed up on a jump drive.

storage

USB

Device connection standard

portable · plug-and-play · removable · gigabyte · terabyte · data transfer · file transfer · backup · encryption · pocket-sized

scifi

hyperdrive

Fictional superluminal propulsion

  • warpBend from true form
  • FTLExceeding light speed
  • hyperspaceFaster-than-light travel medium

lightspeed · interstellar · starship · coordinates · calculation · navigation · transit · engage · destination · travel

Categories
Opposites
storage location

jump drivecloud storage

Online data preservation service

remote server · cloud drive · NAS · Google Drive · Dropbox

data transfer method

jump drivefile transfer

Moving digital content elsewhere

wireless transfer · email attachment · FTP · cloud sync · AirDrop

storage permanence

jump drivebuilt-in storage

Permanent organizational fixtures

hard drive · HDD · solid state drive

Family

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Top 200,000
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Used worldwide · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G