🧠 Forgetting events 🤖 Forgetting data

memory loss

4.4

When a computer system or program forgets what it learned after training on new data

noun
/ˈmɛməri lɔs/

Specialized

: olvido catastrófico

After several updates, the neural network showed signs of memory loss, failing to recall earlier data that was critical for its performance.

Examples

They use their convenient memory loss to paint you in an unflattering and invalidating manner.
They use their convenient memory loss to paint you in an unflattering and invalidating manner.
In artificial intelligence, memory loss can occur when the model is retrained, leading to the loss of previously learned skills.
The software experienced significant memory loss after the update, causing it to forget essential functionalities.

Synonyms

amnesia

vsmemory loss

Specialized

90 6.7

A loss of memory often after injury, illness, or trauma

happens when training or updates make earlier learned information disappear

forgetfulness

vsmemory loss

11 3.5

A habit of not remembering things like names or keys

is specific to losing learned performance when updated with new data

Antonyms

retention

3 4.6

Ability to remember information or past events

How Severe

memory loss

Specialized

4.4

memory loss

46 3.4

Surface Forms

memory loss singular

memory losses plural

Morphology

memory + loss

The compound 'memory loss' literally combines 'memory' (stored information) with 'loss' (deprivation), so its basic meaning — loss of memory — is directly derivable from the constituents. While the AI/technical nuance (catastrophic forgetting) is domain-specific, the general sense is transparent to learners who know both words.

Etymology

Memory loss in computers is like a notebook where old notes are erased when you write new ones: here memory is what the program learned and loss is when those notes disappear. That's why it means 'losing previously learned information' in a computer program.