removable drive
Detachable data carrier
A removable drive is a data storage device designed to be easily connected and disconnected from a computer—USB flash drives, external hard drives, memory cards.
The term distinguishes portable storage from internal drives permanently installed in a machine: Back up your files to a removable drive before the upgrade.
- USB portComputer connection point
- plug and playAutomatic device recognition
- data backupStored duplicate of files
- drag and dropMouse-based file relocation
- floppy diskFlexible magnetic storage medium
optical disc · SD card · file sharing · eject button · software installation · magnetic storage · hot-swappable · firmware updates · optical storage · memory stick · portable storage · docking station · card reader · autorun
- portable storageUSB stick, memory stick, USB key, memory card, SD card
- disk driveshard disk, HDD, SSD
- storage mediablank CD, blank tape, CD, DVD, floppy disk