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ＵＳＢメモリー (ユーエスビーメモリー) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

ＵＳＢメモリー

also: ユーエスビーメモリ

Meanings

1

USB flash drive; USB memory stick; thumb drive

A small portable storage device that plugs into a USB port. In Japanese, メモリー is often used instead of メモリ, but both are understood.

ＵＳＢメモリーにファイルを保ほ存ぞんした。
I saved the file to a USB flash drive.
このＵＳＢメモリーは容よう量りょうが大おおきい。
This USB memory stick has a large capacity.

Related words

ＵＳＢ
ＵＳＢメモリー is the full term for a USB flash drive, while ＵＳＢ is the common casual abbreviation used in everyday speech.

Written forms

ＵＳＢメモリー
Standard Japanese term for a USB flash drive.
USBメモリ
Common variant without the long vowel mark; often seen in product names and casual writing.

Etymology

From English 'USB memory'. The term is a wasei-eigo (Japanese-made English) construction; the English equivalent is 'USB flash drive' or 'USB memory stick'.