Board Thread:Writer's Workshop/@comment-33077235-20190912051836/@comment-35911608-20190912150137

DrBobSmith wrote: Hi,

One obvious thing. USB refers to the standard of connection. It isn't the name of a device.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USB

I've never heard anyone called a USB portable memory drive a "USB." I have heard it called a "USB stick drive" or a "thumb drive" or such terms. It's a very casual term. I've heard it called that more than stick drive.