Speichermedium

storage medium

noun SHPY-kher-me-dyum Rare

Origin: from Latin medium

Usage Note

Speichermedium is any physical carrier of data — USB stick, SD card, hard drive, or optical disc. Ein externes Speichermedium is an external storage device. Das Speichermedium ist voll means storage is full.

Examples

"Er kopierte die Sicherung auf ein tragbares Speichermedium."

Natural Translation

He copied the backup onto a portable storage medium.

Literal Translation

He copied the backup onto a portable storage-medium.

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