# der USB-Stick

der USB-Stick is a German noun meaning “flash drive”. Forms: des USB-Sticks, die USB-Sticks.

## Forms

- Genitive: des USB-Sticks
- Plural: die USB-Sticks

## In other languages

- Русский: USB-флеш-накопитель, флэшка

## Meanings

1. flash drive, thumb drive, USB drive, memory stick, pen drive
2. USB flash drive; USB keychain drive; USB memory stick; USB key; flash drive
   - Der USB-Stick sollte nicht einfach vom Rechner abgezogen werden, da es sonst zu Datenverlust bis hin zur Unbrauchbarkeit des USB-Sticks kommen kann.

## Examples

- Er entfernte den USB-Stick vom Computer. — He removed the USB stick from the computer.
- Das Foto ist auf dem USB-Stick. — The photograph is on the USB stick.
- Mein USB-Stick hat einen Virus. — My pen-drive has a virus.

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Sources: Meanings and forms from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).
URL: https://wordwide.space/de-en/wort/USB-Stick