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memory

/ memory /
noun

Definitions & Examples

noun Sense 1
an electronic memory device
"a memory and the CPU form the central part of a computer to which peripherals are attached"
Type of:
hardware computer hardware memory device
Kinds of:
non-volatile storage nonvolatile storage read-only memory ROM read-only storage
Has parts:
computer computing machine computing device
noun Sense 2
the power of retaining and recalling past experience
"he had a good memory when he was younger"
Type of:
faculty mental faculty module
Kinds of:
remembrance recollection anamnesis
Derived:
retain memorize memorise con learn
noun Sense 3
the cognitive processes whereby past experience is remembered
"he can do it from memory"
"he enjoyed remembering his father"
Type of:
basic cognitive process
Kinds of:
short-term memory STM immediate memory working memory long-term memory
Derived:
remember think back retrieve recall call back
noun Sense 4
something that is remembered
"search as he would, the memory was lost"
Type of:
representation mental representation internal representation
Kinds of:
reminiscence recollection engram memory trace confabulation
Derived:
memorize memorise con learn
noun Sense 5
the area of cognitive psychology that studies memory processes
"he taught a graduate course on learning and memory"
Type of:
cognitive psychology
Semantic Complexity
56%
Sense Count
5
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
46
Times Searched
3
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hardware computer hardware memory device non-volatile storage nonvolatile storage read-only memory ROM read-only storage faculty mental faculty module remembrance