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USB flash drive

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USB flash drive

Summary

USB flash drive is a physical media format[1]. It draws 2,451 Wikipedia views per month (physical_media_format category, ranking #3 of 14).[2]

Key Facts

  • USB flash drive is credited with the discovery of Amir Ban[3].
  • USB flash drive is credited with the discovery of Q1252841[4].
  • USB flash drive is credited with the discovery of IBM[5].
  • USB flash drive is credited with the discovery of Pua Khein-Seng[6].
  • USB flash drive's instance of is recorded as physical media format[7].
  • USB flash drive's instance of is recorded as audio release format[8].
  • USB flash drive is a type of recording medium[9].
  • USB flash drive is a type of flash memory[10].
  • USB flash drive is a type of peripheral[11].
  • USB flash drive is a type of computer storage media[12].
  • USB flash drive's Commons category is recorded as USB flash drives[13].
  • USB flash drive's country of origin is recorded as Israel[14].
  • USB flash drive's country of origin is recorded as United States[15].
  • USB flash drive's country of origin is recorded as Malaysia[16].
  • USB flash drive comprises flash memory[17].
  • USB flash drive comprises USB plug[18].
  • USB flash drive comprises housing[19].
  • 1996 marks the founding of USB flash drive[20].
  • USB flash drive's topic's main category is recorded as Category:USB flash drives[21].
  • USB flash drive's Commons gallery is recorded as USB flash drive[22].
  • USB flash drive's Stack Exchange tag is recorded as https://stackoverflow.com/tags/usb-flash-drive[23].
  • USB flash drive's different from is recorded as USB storage conflation[24].
  • USB flash drive's different from is recorded as external hard disk drive[25].
  • USB flash drive's different from is recorded as USB hard disk[26].
  • USB flash drive's uses is recorded as USB mass storage device class[27].

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Works and Contributions

Credited discoveries include Amir Ban[3], a programmer[28], b. 1956[29], of Israel[30]; Q1252841[4], an engineer[31], b. 1955[32], of Israel[33], awarded the Eduard Rhein Foundation[34], specialised in electrical engineering[35]; IBM[5], a software company[36], in United States[37], founded in 1911[38], headquartered in Armonk[39]; and Pua Khein-Seng[6], a businessperson[40], b. 1974[41], of Taiwan[42].

Why It Matters

USB flash drive draws 2,451 Wikipedia views per month (physical_media_format category, ranking #3 of 14).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[43] It is known by 52 alternative names across languages and contexts.[44]

Related Entities

Amir Ban computer storage media EToken external hard disk drive flash memory IBM Israel Kingston DataTraveler Kingston Technology legacy USB receptacle Live USB Malaysia peripheral PNY 32GB Elite USB 3.2 Flash Drive PNY Attaché 4 3.0 Rubber Ducky Samsung FIT Plus SanDisk United States USB flash drive security USB hard disk USB plug

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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  1. [28] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [43] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [44] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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