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I think you're in the minority. It's fairly common to hear someone say "USB" in place of "USB flash drive". Especially when it's used in plural, "USBs", it's ha

I think you're in the minority. It's fairly common to hear someone say "USB" in place of "USB flash drive". Especially when it's used in plural, "USBs", it's hard to be confused about what they're referring to.

mnw21cam 12y ago
USB refers to the bus, that is the wires and signals linking a device to the computer. People probably mean "USB device".
- pyre 12y ago
  It's like arguing against people calling it an "ATM Machine" (i.e. an Automated Teller Machine Machine).
lukifer 12y ago
I have never heard that before, it definitely sounds weird to my ears.
JustSomeNobody 12y ago
I dunno. I hear "USB Drive" mostly. Never "USB flash drive" or just "USB". Sometimes "USB thingy".
- lucaspiller 12y ago
  I was looking at laptops in my local supermarket and they had a special offer of a free "8GB FDD" with some laptops...