What's the technical difference between a flash drive and an SSD?

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00:00 Question
00:40 Accepted answer (Score 65)
05:27 Answer 2 (Score 1)
06:15 Answer 3 (Score 0)
06:48 Thank you

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Full question
https://superuser.com/questions/919058/w...

Accepted answer links:
[NAND-based flash memory]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NAND_flash
[retains data without power]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Non-volati...
[MLC]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Multi-leve...
[Wikipedia Solid-state drive]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solid-stat...
[Wikipedia USB flash drive]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USB_flash_...
[Wikipedia Multi-level cell (MLC)]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Multi-leve...
[Wikipedia Flash memory]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NAND_flash
[Micron TLC MLC and SLC Devices]: http://www.micron.com/products/nand-flas...
[MLC vs SLC: Which flash SSD is right for you]: http://www.computerweekly.com/feature/ML...

Answer 2 links:
https://danielmiessler.com/blog/the-diff.../
http://www.mynetworks.me/2010/12/20/ssd-.../

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