Memory Stick (on older models)

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flash memory card format removable storage medium

Memory Stick (on older models) is Sony’s proprietary flash memory card format that was commonly used in earlier digital cameras and other portable electronics for data storage.

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All labels observed (4)

Label	Occurrences
Memory Stick (on older models) canonical	1
Memory Stick (on some Sony devices)	1
Memory Stick Duo	1
Memory Stick PRO	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1934362 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Memory Stick (on older models)
Context triple: [Cyber-shot, usesMedium, Memory Stick (on older models)]

A. eMMC
eMMC (embedded MultiMediaCard) is an integrated flash storage standard commonly used in smartphones, tablets, and other consumer electronics to provide compact, low-cost, non-volatile memory.
B. SanDisk
SanDisk is a prominent data storage brand known for its flash memory products such as SD cards, USB drives, and solid-state drives.
C. DRAM
DRAM (Dynamic Random-Access Memory) is a type of volatile semiconductor memory widely used as the main system memory in computers and other digital devices due to its high density and relatively low cost.
D. Monolithic Memories
Monolithic Memories was a semiconductor company known for developing programmable read-only memory (PROM) and logic devices after being spun off from Fairchild Semiconductor.
E. G-DRIVE
G-DRIVE is a line of high-performance external storage drives, popular among creative professionals for reliable, high-capacity data backup and media workflows.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Memory Stick (on older models)
Target entity description: Memory Stick (on older models) is Sony’s proprietary flash memory card format that was commonly used in earlier digital cameras and other portable electronics for data storage.

A. eMMC
eMMC (embedded MultiMediaCard) is an integrated flash storage standard commonly used in smartphones, tablets, and other consumer electronics to provide compact, low-cost, non-volatile memory.
B. SanDisk
SanDisk is a prominent data storage brand known for its flash memory products such as SD cards, USB drives, and solid-state drives.
C. DRAM
DRAM (Dynamic Random-Access Memory) is a type of volatile semiconductor memory widely used as the main system memory in computers and other digital devices due to its high density and relatively low cost.
D. Monolithic Memories
Monolithic Memories was a semiconductor company known for developing programmable read-only memory (PROM) and logic devices after being spun off from Fairchild Semiconductor.
E. G-DRIVE
G-DRIVE is a line of high-performance external storage drives, popular among creative professionals for reliable, high-capacity data backup and media workflows.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (51)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	flash memory card format ⓘ removable storage medium ⓘ
color	purple (typical original cards) ⓘ
commonUsePeriod	2000s ⓘ late 1990s ⓘ
compatibleWith	Sony AIBO robots ⓘ Sony Clie PDAs ⓘ Cyber-shot ⓘ surface form: Sony Cyber-shot cameras Handycam ⓘ surface form: Sony Handycam camcorders
competition	CompactFlash ⓘ Secure Digital ⓘ SmartMedia ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	Japan ⓘ
dataInterface	serial interface ⓘ
developer	Sony ⓘ
fileSystem	FAT12 ⓘ FAT16 ⓘ
formFactor	full-size Memory Stick ⓘ
hasVariant	Memory Stick PRO Duo ⓘ surface form: Memory Stick Duo Memory Stick Micro (M2) ⓘ Memory Stick PRO ⓘ Memory Stick PRO Duo ⓘ
hotSwappable	true ⓘ
inception	1998 ⓘ
length	50 mm ⓘ
manufacturer	Sony ⓘ
marketedBy	Sony ⓘ surface form: Sony Corporation
maximumCapacityOriginalStandard	128 MB ⓘ
mediaType	solid-state storage ⓘ
nonVolatile	true ⓘ
owner	Sony ⓘ
powerSource	host device ⓘ
proprietaryTo	Sony ⓘ
removable	true ⓘ
replacedBy	Memory Stick (on older models) self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Memory Stick Duo Memory Stick (on older models) self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Memory Stick PRO Memory Stick PRO Duo ⓘ SD card ⓘ
status	largely obsolete ⓘ
storageMediumType	flash memory ⓘ
supports	DRM ⓘ surface form: MagicGate copy protection (on some variants)
supportsRewriting	true ⓘ
thickness	2.8 mm ⓘ
usedFor	data storage ⓘ
usedIn	PlayStation Portable via adapter ⓘ Sony VAIO computers ⓘ surface form: Sony VAIO laptops camcorders ⓘ digital cameras ⓘ handheld devices ⓘ portable media players ⓘ
width	21.5 mm ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Cyber-shot → usesMedium → Memory Stick (on older models) ⓘ

Palm OS → supportsExpansion → Memory Stick (on older models) ⓘ

this entity surface form: Memory Stick (on some Sony devices)

Memory Stick (on older models) → replacedBy → Memory Stick (on older models) self-linksurface differs ⓘ

subject surface form: Memory Stick

this entity surface form: Memory Stick PRO