pen drive
English
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Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]A trademark for flash drives owned by Phison Electronics Corporation (US).
Noun
[edit]pen drive (plural pen drives)
- (computing, chiefly Asia) A small electronic device used to store digital data, more portable and robust than a hard drive; a flash drive.
- Synonyms: see Thesaurus:USB flash drive
- 2008, Aminuddin Mahmud, “Branding - Mamak Style”, in Aminuddin Mahmud, editor, New Malaysian Essays, 2nd edition, volume 1, Kuala Lumpur: Mata Hari, →ISBN, page 60:
- So if you find yourself trapped in a pendrive/thumbdrive industry where everyone is basically making the same thing and copying patents whilst dishing out discounts, it's time to move on and separate yourself via a new identity.
- 2009, James Floyd Kelly, “Netbook Hardware Options” (chapter 2), in Windows Netbooks: The Path to Low-Cost Computing, Berkeley, California: Apress, →ISBN, page 24:
- Pen drives have replaced the old floppy disks as the modern way to physically transport files from one computer to another. Yes, you can always email a file or burn it to a CD or DVD disc, but sometimes you just want to carry a copy of a file with you, and pen drives are so easy to use. You simply plug it into the USB port, and Windows treats it as just another storage location.
- 2017, Ujjwala Walia, “The Timer Ticks” (chapter 5), in Zahana, Mumbai: BecomeShakespeare, →ISBN, unnumbered page:
- ‘What the fuck is this?’ Sen examined and almost laughed upon recognizing it. ‘A pendrive! A fucking pendrive! That's what the planter calls a bomb? Is he fucking kidding me?’
- 2020, Reyhaan, chapter 8, in Secrets of the Lost Queen, Mylapore: Notion Press, →ISBN, unnumbered page:
- “If you don't mind, please give us the details in this pendrive,” I said, looking at his bald head.
Descendants
[edit]Translations
[edit]flash drive — see flash drive