the stage or period of greatest vigor, strength, success, etc.; prime: the heyday of the vaudeville stars. 2. Archaic. high spirits. Origin of heyday1.
A USB flash drive, also variously known as a USB drive, USB stick, thumb drive, pen drive, jump drive, flash-drive or USB memory, is a data storage device that includes flash memory with an integrated USB interface. USB flash drives are typically removable and rewritable, and physically much smaller than an optical disc.
USB flash drive. Related Terms. (n.) A small, portable flash memory card that plugs into a computers USB port and functions as a portable hard drive. USB flash drives are touted as being easy-to-use as they are small enough to be carried in a pocket and can plug into any computer with a USB drive. USB flash drives have less storage capacity than an external hard drive, but they are smaller and more durable because they do not contain any internal moving parts. USB flash drives also are called thumb drives, jump drives, pen drives, key drives, tokens, or simply USB drives.