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storage medium
A physical medium used to store digital information. Examples include hard drives, USB sticks, CDs, or DVDs.
Bitte speichern Sie die Präsentation auf einem externen Datenträger.
Please save the presentation on an external storage medium.
The word is made up of 'Daten' (data) and 'Träger' (carrier). A 'Träger' is something that carries or transports something else. A 'Datenträger' is therefore literally a 'carrier for data'.
Ein USB-Stick ist ein sehr beliebter mobiler Datenträger.
A USB stick is a very popular mobile storage medium.
Common verbs in connection with 'Datenträger' (storage medium) are 'speichern auf' (to save on), 'kopieren auf' (to copy onto), or 'löschen von' (to delete from). The preposition 'auf' (on/onto) is used for the destination of storage, and 'von' (from) for the source.
Ich habe die Fotos auf einem externen Datenträger gespeichert.
I saved the photos on an external storage medium.
'Datenträger' (storage medium) is a technical term from information technology (IT). It is used to talk about physical storage media such as hard drives, USB sticks, or CDs.
Die CD-ROM ist ein optischer Datenträger, der heute kaum noch verwendet wird.
The CD-ROM is an optical storage medium that is hardly used anymore today.
storage / memory
Speicher and Datenträger can both relate to digital data. Speicher tends to emphasize the function or available capacity, while Datenträger emphasizes the physical medium as a unit. When talking about space and capacity, Speicher is the better fit; when transporting or replacing the medium, Datenträger is more appropriate.
Für den Umzug nahm sie den Datenträger mit den Fotos mit.
She took the storage medium containing the photos with her when she moved.
Der Speicher des USB-Sticks reicht für alle Fotos der Reise.
The USB stick's storage is large enough for all the photos from the trip.
