External USB/Thunderbolt drives (aka direct-attached storage, or DAS) are a super-convenient way to quickly back up your important files, as well as store any data that you don’t need on your ...

(1) An external storage or optical disc drive that plugs into the USB port. See portable hard drive. (2) A small solid state storage module that plugs into the computer's USB port. Emerging just ...

so when buying a USB flash drive, you want one that makes the most of the higher speeds offered by the latest USB revisions, many of which leverage the newer USB Type-C connector that's now ...