🇩🇪German Source WordCode: DE

tragbarer Speicher

Pronunciation / Transliteration: ˈtʁaːɡˌbaːʁɐ ˈʃpaɪ̯çɐ

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Portable storage/ˈpɔːr.tə.bəl ˈstɔːr.ɪdʒ/
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🇩🇪 Example Sentence in German:

"Ein tragbarer Speicher ist praktisch für unterwegs."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    Any data storage device that is easily transportable from one computer or electronic device to another.

    "He backed up all his important documents onto a portable storage drive before traveling."
  2. 2

    Compact hardware components like USB flash drives, external hard disk drives, and memory cards used for carrying digital files.

    "Portable storage has largely replaced compact discs for everyday file transfer."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The term combines 'portable', originating from the Late Middle English 'portabel' (derived from Latin 'portare', meaning to carry), with 'storage', derived from Old French 'estorage' and the verb 'store'. Together, the compound phrase emerged in modern technology nomenclature to describe compact data-keeping apparatuses designed for mobility.

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🇫🇷French → English

stockage portable

Transliteration: stok.aʒ pɔʁ.tabl

"Utilisez un stockage portable pour transférer vos fichiers volumineux."

🇩🇪German → English

tragbarer Speicher

Transliteration: ˈtʁaːɡˌbaːʁɐ ˈʃpaɪ̯çɐ

"Ein tragbarer Speicher ist praktisch für unterwegs."

🇮🇹Italian → English

memoria portatile

Transliteration: mɛˈmɔː.rja pɔrˈtaː.ti.le

"Ho salvato i dati su una memoria portatile."

🇪🇸Spanish → English

almacenamiento portátil

Transliteration: al.ma.se.naˈmjen.to poɾˈta.til

"El almacenamiento portátil facilita llevar tus documentos a todas partes."

🇵🇹Portuguese → English

armazenamento portátil

Transliteration: aɾ.ma.ze.naˈmẽ.tu puɾˈta.twi

"Ele comprou um dispositivo de armazenamento portátil."

🇮🇳Hindi → English

पोर्टेबल स्टोरेज

Transliteration: pɔrṭēbal sṭorēj

"मैंने अपनी सारी फाइलें पोर्टेबल स्टोरेज में सेव कर ली हैं।"

🇨🇳Chinese → English

便携式存储

Transliteration: biàn xié shì cún chǔ

"便携式存储设备非常适合出差时使用。"

🇰🇷Korean → English

휴대용 저장장치

Transliteration: hyudae-yong jeojang-jangchi

"중요한 파일을 휴대용 저장장치에 백업하세요."

🇯🇵Japanese → English

ポータブルストレージ

Transliteration: pōtaburu sutorēji

"ポータブルストレージを使ってデータを移行します。"

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