Editing Flash drive

{{Short description|Computer storage device}}
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A '''flash drive''' is a portable computer drive that uses [[flash memory]]. Flash drives are the larger memory modules consisting of a number of '''flash chips.''' A flash chip is used to read the contents of a single cell, but it can write entire block of cells. They connect to a USB port<ref>{{Cite web |title=How to Use a USB Flash Drive on Windows PC |url=https://www.kingston.com/en/blog/mobile-lifestyle/how-to-use-a-usb-drive-on-windows |access-date=2023-03-01 |website=Kingston Technology Company |language=en}}</ref> and function as a folder.

== Specific flash drive types ==
[[Memory card]]s:
* Flash memory-based [[CompactFlash]] (CF) card (including [[CFast]] card) and [[XQD card]] (Note: some other types of CF and XQD card are not flash memory-based)
* [[Memory Stick]] (MS)
* [[MultiMediaCard]] (MMC)
* [[Secure Digital]] card (SD, SDHC, SDXC)
* [[SmartMedia]] card (SM)
* [[xD-Picture Card]] (xD)
Other:
* [[Solid-state drive]], SSD, using flash memory (a few SSDs use DRAM or MRAM)
* [[USB flash drive]] (UFD)

==See also==
* [[Flash memory]]
* [[Comparison of memory cards]]

==References==
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[[Category:Solid-state computer storage media]]


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