Originally posted by Lord Lucan I believe "eject" is a tem that has survived from the days of CDs when the drawer did phyically open on a software command (which would check there was no writing to be done first). I have never met a SD or other memory card slot that did the same thing. I don't use Windows (does Windows refer to "eject" in the context of memory cards?) and in Linux the term used is "Unmount", which is better.
Indeed!
"Eject" is even older than CDs. It refers to floppy disks.
As for "unmount," that is an even more ancient term dating back to the use of tape drives for storing just about everything because the computer's main storage space was all the files of all the user were stored on racks of tapes. Those tapes had to be mounted into a reel-to-reel tape drive and then unmounted when done.
Which ever archaic term you prefer, the process ensures that no data is lost or damaged when the storage media is removed or disconnected.
P.S. You can substantially eliminate the chance of data loss from premature disconnection or ejection by locking the card.