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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^[1] and function as a folder.

Specific flash drive types

Memory cards:

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)

References

^ "How to Use a USB Flash Drive on Windows PC". Kingston Technology Company. Retrieved 2023-03-01.

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[1] "How to Use a USB Flash Drive on Windows PC". Kingston Technology Company. Retrieved 2023-03-01.

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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.
-[[File:Custom_USB_Drives.JPG|thumb|Assortment of flash drives]]
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-Types of flash drives:-
+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)
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 * [[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)
-* [[xD-Picture Card]] (xD)
+==See also==
+* [[Flash memory]]
+* [[Comparison of memory cards]]
+==References==
+{{Reflist}}
+[[Category:Solid-state computer storage media]]
+{{compu-storage-stub}}