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Data Storage & Memory · Recorded milestone

USB flash drive

Recorded year2000

Pocket flash drives replace floppy disks.

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Built on

Personal computerRecorded · 1975requires
Flash memoryRecorded · 1984enables

Led to

Solid-state drives go mainstreamRecorded · 2008enables
CyberweaponRecorded · 2010enables

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Dataset updated 2026-10-18. This individual record has not been separately re-reviewed.