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That USB Thing

Posted by Minerex , in Thoughts 23 March 2012 · 469 views

O hai im KAMIL, on 23 March 2012 - 02:47 AM, said:

I just say USB...

but I call it pen drive for few reasons -

1) it being as portable as a pen
2) it is a portable drive
3) pen + drive = pen drive

Yes, I have heard it been called with many different ways - flash drive, USB disk, thumb drive, portable drive, portable disk, pen drive, plug-in disk and what not?!

Why no standard name for this widely used stuff???!!!

Moog
Mar 23 2012 04:51 AM

I call it a stick drive.

Minerex
Mar 23 2012 05:18 AM

Santa Zaros, on 23 March 2012 - 04:51 AM, said:

I call it a stick drive.

This is madness I say!

O hai im KAMIL
Mar 23 2012 05:24 AM

Everyone at my school says USB, same with everyone at my old school

Herty
Mar 23 2012 06:01 AM

I say USB (Universal Serial Bus)

Minerex
Mar 23 2012 06:16 AM

O hai im KAMIL, on 23 March 2012 - 05:24 AM, said:

Everyone at my school says USB, same with everyone at my old school

Herty, on 23 March 2012 - 06:01 AM, said:

I say USB (Universal Serial Bus)

Isn't USB the connecting part of the the portable device?

O hai im KAMIL
Mar 23 2012 08:27 AM

Minerex, on 23 March 2012 - 06:16 AM, said:

O hai im KAMIL, on 23 March 2012 - 05:24 AM, said:

Everyone at my school says USB, same with everyone at my old school

Herty, on 23 March 2012 - 06:01 AM, said:

I say USB (Universal Serial Bus)

Isn't USB the connecting part of the the portable device?

Yes, and a USB connects to a computer ergo it's known as a Universal Serial Bus. Anything that basically connects a cable/connecter etc. to a computer/electronic device is known as a USB. A flash drive is classified under the 'Mass Storage Class' (MSC) description.

Minerex
Mar 23 2012 09:04 AM

O hai im KAMIL, on 23 March 2012 - 08:27 AM, said:

Minerex, on 23 March 2012 - 06:16 AM, said:

O hai im KAMIL, on 23 March 2012 - 05:24 AM, said:

Everyone at my school says USB, same with everyone at my old school

Herty, on 23 March 2012 - 06:01 AM, said:

I say USB (Universal Serial Bus)

Isn't USB the connecting part of the the portable device?

Technically.. calling that as USB is wrong ; should be replaced with MSC?

lilshu
Mar 23 2012 10:26 AM

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Pale Blue Dot
Mar 23 2012 02:44 PM

flash drive

It uses flash memory so that's why it's a flash drive. It's not a pen, it's just barely a stick.

Admiral
Mar 23 2012 03:05 PM

I say USB drive or Flash drive

Minerex
Mar 23 2012 03:06 PM

redmonke, on 23 March 2012 - 02:44 PM, said:

flash driveIt uses flash memory so that's why it's a flash drive. It's not a pen, it's just barely a stick.

Admiral, on 23 March 2012 - 03:05 PM, said:

I say USB drive or Flash drive

That's more acceptable... flash drive it is...
I assume portable drive and USB drive could be used as well.

But USB Drive could also mean external hard drives right?

Pale Blue Dot
Mar 23 2012 05:14 PM

Technically an external HDD is a USB drive. Though technically an external SSD is a Flash Drive too but eh I just say flash drive since it makes the most technical sense.

And that's the best kind of sense!

Whiskas
Mar 23 2012 05:39 PM

I call it a memory stick.

Guitarguy
Mar 23 2012 07:14 PM

I've always called it a flash drive. The only other thing I've heard in my area is a USB but that doesn't make very much sense to me.

But you know. Soda, pop, coke, soft drink.

Admiral
Mar 23 2012 08:11 PM

Guitarguy, on 23 March 2012 - 07:14 PM, said:

I've always called it a flash drive. The only other thing I've heard in my area is a USB but that doesn't make very much sense to me.But you know. Soda, pop, coke, soft drink.

plugs into USB port

is memory drive

??

Minerex
Mar 23 2012 10:58 PM

Admiral, on 23 March 2012 - 08:11 PM, said:

Guitarguy, on 23 March 2012 - 07:14 PM, said:

I've always called it a flash drive. The only other thing I've heard in my area is a USB but that doesn't make very much sense to me.But you know. Soda, pop, coke, soft drink.

plugs into USB port

is memory drive

??

I does not simply call it USB... it takes dedication... like yours... I have dedicated my life into calling it pendrive since knowing about its existence..

Its like how americans call rugby as football and we call rugby as rugby :xd:

Regional

O hai im KAMIL
Mar 24 2012 05:17 AM

Minerex, on 23 March 2012 - 10:58 PM, said:

Admiral, on 23 March 2012 - 08:11 PM, said:

Guitarguy, on 23 March 2012 - 07:14 PM, said:

I've always called it a flash drive. The only other thing I've heard in my area is a USB but that doesn't make very much sense to me.But you know. Soda, pop, coke, soft drink.

plugs into USB portis memory drive??

I does not simply call it USB... it takes dedication... like yours... I have dedicated my life into calling it pendrive since knowing about its existence.. Its like how americans call rugby as football and we call rugby as rugby :xd:

Regional

American's are silly. They don't employ the metric system, rather stupid stuff like 'feet', 'galleons' and 'inches'.

Metric system 4 lyfe.

Clavius
Mar 24 2012 12:51 PM

I call them junk drives.

because I put lots of junk on them and half of mine are corrupted.

Minerex
Mar 24 2012 02:43 PM

Breeze, on 24 March 2012 - 12:51 PM, said:

I call them junk drives.because I put lots of junk on them and half of mine are corrupted.

safely remove - i dont use them as well

Admiral
Mar 24 2012 03:00 PM

O hai im KAMIL, on 24 March 2012 - 05:17 AM, said:

Minerex, on 23 March 2012 - 10:58 PM, said:

Admiral, on 23 March 2012 - 08:11 PM, said:

Guitarguy, on 23 March 2012 - 07:14 PM, said:

I've always called it a flash drive. The only other thing I've heard in my area is a USB but that doesn't make very much sense to me.But you know. Soda, pop, coke, soft drink.

plugs into USB portis memory drive??

I does not simply call it USB... it takes dedication... like yours... I have dedicated my life into calling it pendrive since knowing about its existence.. Its like how americans call rugby as football and we call rugby as rugby :xd: