RE: What do I call this doodad?

["Combs, Richard" <richard -dot- combs -at- Polycom -dot- com>]

Cloy Tobola wrote:
 
> I need to refer to use of a flash drive / USB drive / thumb drive.
> .
> Is there a standard term for these ubiquitous doohickeys?

There are at least three: flash drive, USB drive, and thumb drive. 

In some circles, also doohickey. 

"The nice thing about standards is that there are so many of them to
choose from."  
-- Andrew Tanenbaum 

(I sense a Friday approaching.)
;-)

Richard


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