RE: What do I call this doodad?

["technical writing plus" <doc-x -at- earthlink -dot- net>]

I always thought that 'Flash' was the name of a company. I think that
'Memory Stick' is also trademarked.

Jim Jones	http://tinyurl.com/4arjc

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The generic industry term used by OEMs is "USB memory device." 

>I need to refer to use of a flash drive / USB drive / thumb drive.
> .
> Is there a standard term for these ubiquitous doohickeys?

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