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• pendrive

語源

A trademark for flash drives owned by Phison Electronics Corporation (US).

名詞

pen drive (plural pen drives)

1. (computing, chiefly Asia) A small electronic device used to store digital data, more portable and robust than a hard drive; a flash drive.

   Synonyms: see Thesaurus:USB flash drive

   • 2006 April, Juliane Viskup, Misdirection, Bloomington: Xlibris, →ISBN, page 92:

     After Peter finished checking the operating system setup, he carefully unscrewed his pen drive and plugged the USB connection into the computer.

   • 2008, Aminuddin Mahmud, “Branding - Mamak Style”, in Aminuddin Mahmud, editor, New Malaysian Essays, 2nd edition, volume 1, Kuala Lumpur: Mata Hari, →ISBN, page 60:

     So if you find yourself trapped in a pendrive/thumbdrive industry where everyone is basically making the same thing and copying patents whilst dishing out discounts, it's time to move on and separate yourself via a new identity.

   • 2009, James Floyd Kelly, “Netbook Hardware Options” (chapter 2), in Windows Netbooks: The Path to Low-Cost Computing, Berkeley, California: Apress, →ISBN, page 24:

     Pen drives have replaced the old floppy disks as the modern way to physically transport files from one computer to another. Yes, you can always email a file or burn it to a CD or DVD disc, but sometimes you just want to carry a copy of a file with you, and pen drives are so easy to use. You simply plug it into the USB port, and Windows treats it as just another storage location.

   • 2017, Ujjwala Walia, “The Timer Ticks” (chapter 5), in Zahana, Mumbai: BecomeShakespeare, →ISBN, unnumbered page:

     ‘What the fuck is this?’ Sen examined and almost laughed upon recognizing it. ‘A pendrive! A fucking pendrive! That's what the planter calls a bomb? Is he fucking kidding me?’

   • 2020, Reyhaan, chapter 8, in Secrets of the Lost Queen, Mylapore: Notion Press, →ISBN, unnumbered page:

     “If you don't mind, please give us the details in this pendrive,” I said, looking at his bald head.

派生した語

• → Hungarian: pendrive
• → Portuguese: pen-drive, pen
• → Polish: pendrive
• → Spanish: pendrive