Memory card

A memory card or flash memory card is a solid-state electronic flash memory data storage device capable of storing digital contents. These are mainly used with digital cameras, handheld and Mobile computers, mobile phones, music players, digital cinematography cameras, video game consoles, and other electronics. 

They offer high re-record-ability, power-free storage, small form factor, and rugged environmental specifications. There are also non-solid-state memory cards that do not use flash memory, and there are different types of flash memory game consoles, cell phones.

There are many different types of memory cards and jobs they are used for. Some common places include in digital cameras, , and industrial applications. PC card were among first commercial memory card formats but are now only mainly used in industrial applications and for I/O jobs , as a connection standard for devices.

 Also a number of memory card formats smaller than PC Card came out, including Compact Flash, Smart Media, and Miniature Card. In other areas, tiny embedded memory cards were used in cell phones, game ads and Compact Flash had been very successful.