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memory

/'mɛməri/

Synonyms of memory Antonyms of memory Examples of memory Usage of memory Parts of memory Definition that contains memory Words sounding like memory Explanation of memory

noun
the power of retaining and recalling past experience
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"he had a good memory when he was younger"

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retention retentiveness retentivity

type of:
module mental faculty faculty
noun
an electronic memory device
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"a memory and the CPU form the central part of a computer to which peripherals are attached"

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computer memory computer storage memory board storage store

type of:
hardware memory device storage device computer hardware

part of:
computer computing machine information processing system data processor computing device electronic computer
noun
the cognitive processes whereby past experience is remembered
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"he can do it from memory"

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remembering

type of:
basic cognitive process
noun
something that is remembered
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"search as he would, the memory was lost"

type of:
internal representation representation mental representation
noun
the area of cognitive psychology that studies memory processes
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"he taught a graduate course on learning and memory"

type of:
cognitive psychology

Examples of memory

"he had a good memory when he was younger"
"a memory and the CPU form the central part of a computer to which peripherals are attached"
"he can do it from memory"
"search as he would, the memory was lost"
"he taught a graduate course on learning and memory"