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Definition: memory card
(1) For user-replaceable memory in a computer, see memory module.
(2) A small removable module that contains non-volatile flash memory chips used for storage in digital cameras and mobile devices. An SD card is the major memory card type; however, CompactFlash is still used. Sony Memory Sticks are no longer used. See flash memory, memory card reader, SD card, Sony Memory Stick and CompactFlash.
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Memory Cards
(2) A small removable module that contains non-volatile flash memory chips used for storage in digital cameras and mobile devices. An SD card is the major memory card type; however, CompactFlash is still used. Sony Memory Sticks are no longer used. See flash memory, memory card reader, SD card, Sony Memory Stick and CompactFlash.
Flash-based memory cards are 21st century "film." This digital SLR camera uses SD cards, the most popular memory card type.
Ever since digital cameras came on the scene in the late 1990s, a variety of memory cards have been developed.