flashcard vs postcard

flashcard

noun
  • 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. 

  • A solid-state digital memory storage format, commonly found on computers, digital cameras and cellphones. 

postcard

noun
  • A rectangular piece of thick paper or thin cardboard intended to be written on and mailed without an envelope. In the case of a picture postcard one side carries a picture or photograph. 

verb
  • To send by means of a postcard. 

  • To send a postcard to. 

How often have the words flashcard and postcard occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )