Word of the Day: SDXC card

Word of the Day Daily updates on the latest technology terms |March 1, 2017

Secure Digital Extended Capacity card (SDXC) A Secure Digital Extended Capacity (SDXC) card is a very small flash memory card that resembles a SD (Secure Digital) card, but has far greater storage capacity. SD and SDXC cards make storage portable among devices such as smartphones, eBooks, digital cameras, camcorders, music players, and computers. The Extended Capacity (XC) format increases maximum SD storage capacity from the previous 32 GB (gigabytes) to 2 TB (terabytes), an increase of more than 60-fold. Engineers have attained a DTR (data transfer rate) of up to 312 Mbps (millions of bits per second) with SDXC devices. The XC technology was originally conceived for the camcorder market, but it also allows for greatly increased storage in general applications as well. A 2 TB SDXC memory card can store up to about 100 full-length movies, 480 hours of music, or 136,000 high-quality color photographs. SD and SDXC cards are provided by the SD Association. Quote of the Day "When it comes to maximizing the lifespan of your flash memory storage, one of the best things you can do is to focus on achieving the best possible performance." - Brien Posey   Trending Terms flash memory Secure Digital card data transfer rate secondary storage nonvolatile memory   Learning Center Flash memory device transfers video from four memory cards at once Lexar's Professional Workflow Reader Solution flash memory device transfers video and images from up to four memory cards at once via just one USB port. Four tips to maximize the lifespan of your flash memory storage Brien Posey explains why many activities that improve storage performance also help to extend your flash memory storage longevity and reduce long-term storage costs. Flash storage 101: How solid state storage works Why flash writes are troublesome, why endurance is limited and what suppliers are doing to overcome these issues. Flash memory vs. RAM: What's the difference? Many users question flash memory vs. RAM -- the first is storage and the second is the main memory of your PC or server. Flash technologies remain hot in 2016, experts predict Storage veterans predicted flash technologies will stay hot in 2016, as solid-state arrays will outsell disk systems and SSDs will lead to demise of high-speed HDDs. Writing for Business _____ USB drive offers a lot of advantages over older portable storage devices. A. a B. an Answer       Stay In Touch For feedback about any of our definitions or to suggest a new definition, please contact me at: mrouse@techtarget.com   Visit the Word of the Day Archives and catch up on what you've missed!   FOLLOW US About This E-Newsletter This e-newsletter is published by the TechTarget network. To unsubscribe from Whatis.com, click here. Please note, this will not affect any other subscriptions you have signed up for. TechTarget, Whatis, 275 Grove Street, Newton, MA 02466. Contact: webmaster@techtarget.com Copyright 2016 TechTarget. All rights reserved.