メモリースティック

めもりーすてぃっく

noun

Memory Stick (Sony memory-card format); loosely, USB flash drive

1. Memory Stick (Sony's memory-card format); loosely, a USB flash drive

Sony's proprietary Memory Stick memory-card format. It is sometimes used loosely for a USB flash drive, though USBメモリ is the more common everyday term for that.

メモリースティックにデータを保存(ほぞん)した。

I saved the data to a memory stick.

メモリースティックをパソコンに差(さ)し込(こ)む。

I plug the memory stick into the computer.

発表(はっぴょう)の資料(しりょう)はメモリースティックに入(い)れて持(も)って行(い)った。

I put the presentation materials on a memory stick and took them with me.

A loanword from English. It names a memory-card format developed by Sony; USBメモリ, not this word, is the common everyday term for a generic USB flash drive.

Usage

メモリースティックに保存(ほぞん)する: to save to a memory stick
メモリースティックを差(さ)し込(こ)む: to insert a memory stick

Similar words

USBメモリ: USB flash drive — the more common everyday term in Japan
メモリーカード: memory card — a flat card used in cameras and other devices

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