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Pendrive is common across whole English and the non-English speaking world.

• bshimmin 10y ago
  There are a hell of a lot of names for them, and I think native speakers of English use a variety: http://dispenser.homenet.org/~dispenser/cgi-bin/rdcheck.py?page=USB_flash_drive http://dispenser.homenet.org/~dispenser/cgi-bin/rdcheck.py?p... I think most native speakers who aren't technical would pick something from that list which probably doesn't have "USB" in it and then wrap it with "little" and "thing" - eg. "little thumb drive thing".
  • TazeTSchnitzel 10y ago
    “a USB” is common
• Armisael16 10y ago
  As a resident of the English speaking world I'm going to have to disagree with you.
  • funkyy 10y ago
    UK and Ireland are pendrive friendly. It is not the most popular word but used here and there - thus I said common. When talking to some of the US customers they use it as well. It is not as popular as USB stick or Flash drive, but still quite common.
• brownbat 10y ago
  This may be a regional thing. I have not heard the phrase pen drive in ages. Everyone I know says flash drive or USB stick or thumb drive, roughly in that order of popularity.
  • funkyy 10y ago
    For me its USB/USB drive, Flash Drive, Pen Drive and then I hardly hear Thumb Drive at all.
  • type0 10y ago
    It was pretty common name when USB was new and general population had no clue what it was.
• allengeorge 10y ago
  Where? No one in my acquaintance (GTA/SV/NYC) has ever used the term "pen drive".
  • funkyy 10y ago
    UK, Ireland, many customers from US/Australia. Many European customers. Maybe you are talking about tech people. I am talking about mix.