Phrase guide

memory stick

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

Each Play button uses your device's default local English voice, or a natural local fallback. The selected voice name appears after playback. This is synthesized speech, not a source recording.

No pronunciation record was provided for this word.

1

noun

Meaning 1

One of a series of memory devices manufactured by the Sony Corporation ranging in size from a USB drive down to a flash card.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

A portable solid-state electronic flash memory data storage device equipped with a USB (or similarly specified) plug for direct connection to a corresponding port; a USB drive, thumb drive or pen drive.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From Memory Stick, a Sony brand name.

Across languages

Translations

36 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 記憶卡 /记忆卡 (jìyìkǎ) — memory card, flash card
  • Chinese Mandarin: 記憶棒 /记忆棒 (jìyìbàng) — memory card, flash card
  • Chinese Mandarin: 記憶條 /记忆条 (jìyìtiáo) — memory card, flash card
  • Dutch: Memory Stick — memory card, flash card
  • Dutch: geheugenstick — memory card, flash card
  • Esperanto: memorkarto — memory card, flash card
  • Finnish: muistikortti — memory card, flash card
  • French: carte mémoire — memory card, flash card
  • German: Speicherkarte — memory card, flash card
  • German: SD-Card — memory card, flash card
  • German: Multimedia-Card — memory card, flash card
  • Greek: κάρτα μνήμης (kárta mnímis) — memory card, flash card
  • Hebrew: כרטיס זיכרון (kartís zikarón) — memory card, flash card
  • Hungarian: Memory Stick — memory card, flash card
  • Japanese: メモリースティック (memorīsutikku) — memory card, flash card
  • Korean: 메모리 스틱 (memori seutik) — memory card, flash card
  • Norman: badgette dé mémouaithe — memory card, flash card
  • Persian: کارت حافظه (kârt e hâfeze) — memory card, flash card
  • Polish: karta pamięci — memory card, flash card
  • Portuguese: cartão de memória — memory card, flash card
  • Russian: ка́рточка па́мяти (kártočka pámjati) — memory card, flash card
  • Russian: флеш-па́мять (flɛš-pámjatʹ) — memory card, flash card
  • Russian: флэш-па́мять (flɛš-pámjatʹ) — memory card, flash card
  • Russian: флеш-накопи́тель (flɛš-nakopítelʹ) — memory card, flash card
  • Russian: флэш-накопи́тель (flɛš-nakopítelʹ) — memory card, flash card
  • Spanish: tarjeta de memoria — memory card, flash card
  • Spanish: lápiz de memoria — memory card, flash card
  • Spanish: memoria USB — memory card, flash card
  • Swedish: Memory Stick — memory card, flash card
  • Thai: หน่วยความจํา (nùay kwaam jam) — memory card, flash card
  • Thai: เมมโมรี่สติ๊ก (maymmohrêe sàtík) — memory card, flash card
  • Turkish: bellek kartı — memory card, flash card
  • Turkish: hafıza kartı — memory card, flash card
  • Welsh: ffon gof — memory card, flash card
  • Welsh: cof bach — memory card, flash card
  • Welsh: cofbin — memory card, flash card