What is Memory card?
{{No sources|date=August 2019}} [[File:Flash memory cards size.jpg|thumbnail|Different types of memory cards used for digital cameras, and a [[match]] for comparison.]] [[File:Memory Card for PlayStation 2.jpg|thumbnail|Memory card for a [[PlayStation 2]].]] A '''memory card''' is a form of [[flash memory]] that is used in a range of electronic devices such as a [[digital camera]] or [[video game console]]. The memory card stores [[Information|data]], [[images]], [[music]], saved games or other [[computer file]]<nowiki/>s. Flash memory devices like this contain no moving parts so they are not easily [[wikt:damaged|damaged]]. This means that they are ideal for use in portable devices such as [[MP3 player]]s, [[digital camera]]s, [[mobile phone]]s etc. The amount of data memory cards can store depends on the ''[[wikt:capacity|capacity]]'' of the card. Currently (in 2017) the largest memory cards can store 1 [[terabyte]] of data. As the [[wikt:technology|technology]] improves, larger capacity cards are expected. There are many different types of memory cards, for example [[MultiMediaCard]] or [[CompactFlash]], but the majority are [[SD card]]s or [[MicroSD]]. {{Tech-stub}} [[Category:Storage devices]]