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==== microSD ==== [[File:Samsung Galaxy A02s microSD slot.JPG|thumb|microSD card inserted on a [[smartphone]]]] '''MicroSD''' form-factor memory cards were introduced in 2004 by SanDisk at CeBIT<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.itmedia.co.jp/news/articles/0403/22/news002.html|title=HD録画のカムコーダ、DVD-R内蔵ミニノート……会場で見かけた新製品|date=March 22, 2004|website=ITmedia NEWS|access-date=February 12, 2024|archive-date=September 11, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240911012959/https://www.itmedia.co.jp/news/articles/0403/22/news002.html|url-status=live}}</ref> and originally called T-Flash,<ref>{{cite news |title=T-Flash: aka 'Yet Another Memory Card Format' |first=Peter |last=Rojas |date=2 March 2004 |journal=[[Engadget]] |url=https://www.engadget.com/2004/03/02/t-flash-aka-yet-another-memory-card-format/ |access-date=2 May 2019 |archive-date=2 May 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190502064324/https://www.engadget.com/2004/03/02/t-flash-aka-yet-another-memory-card-format/ |url-status=live }}</ref> and later TransFlash,<ref>{{Cite web |date=24 May 2004 |title=SanDisk releases new memory cards |url=https://www.cnet.com/tech/tech-industry/sandisk-releases-new-memory-cards/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240222023250/https://www.cnet.com/tech/tech-industry/sandisk-releases-new-memory-cards/ |archive-date=2024-02-22 |access-date=2024-02-12 |website=CNET}}</ref> commonly abbreviated to "TF". T-Flash was renamed microSD in 2005 when it was adopted by the SDA.<ref> {{cite web | url=https://www.theregister.com/2005/07/14/transflash_is_microsd/ | title=TransFlash becomes MicroSD | access-date=2024-02-03 | archive-date=2024-09-11 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240911012959/https://www.theregister.com/2005/07/14/transflash_is_microsd/ | url-status=live }} </ref> TransFlash and microSD cards are functionally identical, allowing either to operate in devices made for the other.<ref name="Phonescoop">{{cite web |url=https://www.phonescoop.com/articles/article.php?a=801 |title=SanDisk Reveals Tiny New Memory Cards for Phones |publisher=Phonescoop.com |date=28 February 2004 |access-date=2014-01-02 |archive-date=2012-07-22 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120722005048/http://www.phonescoop.com/articles/article.php?a=801 |url-status=live }}</ref> A passive adapter allows the use of microSD and TransFlash cards in SD card slots.<ref name="Phonescoop"/><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://ko.com.ua/cebit_2004_nastraivaemsya_na_volnu_budushhego_16835|title=CeBIT 2004: "Настраиваемся на волну будущего" | Статьи | Компьютерное Обозрение|website=ko.com.ua|access-date=2024-02-12|archive-date=2024-09-11|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240911013022/https://ko.com.ua/cebit_2004_nastraivaemsya_na_volnu_budushhego_16835|url-status=live}}</ref>
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