flashcard

See also: flash card

English

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Etymology

flash + card.

Pronunciation

  • (General American) enPR: flăshʹkärd', IPA(key): /ˈflæʃˌkɑɹd/
  • Hyphenation: flash‧card

Noun

flashcard (plural flashcards)

  1. A card used to aid rote memorization. One side of the card contains data of one kind, or a question, and the other side contains the associated response which one wants to memorize. For example, one side could contain an English word, and the other side the Spanish translation.
    Synonym: flipcard
    Many people use flashcards to learn languages.
    • 2022, Patricia Taxxon (lyrics and music), “Like”, in Agnes & Hilda:
      I know I'm bad at this
      I didn't have much practice
      I had a flashcard deck but I left it in my desk last Friday
  2. (electronics) A solid-state digital memory storage format, commonly found on computers, digital cameras and cellphones.
    Synonyms: memory card, memory cartridge

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Portuguese

Noun

flashcard m (plural flashcards)

  1. Alternative spelling of flash card
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