memory
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5.2
- noun
- /ˈmɛməri/
:
memoria
- Cognitive psychology explores how our memory helps us store and recall information.
- working memory
- short-term memory
- learning and memory
Examples
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For a moment, she wandered with him beyond time, beyond memory, beyond weariness and terror.
Fiction book (1993) -
The Bourne Identity: An assassin is being hunted but has no memory of his past.
Academic text (2011) -
At that time, you will have no conscious memory of the conversation that has just passed between us.
Fiction book (1991) -
Without memory of his deed, he cannot possibly feel guilt.
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My memory and my eloquence are not at their best today.
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Although all features of cognition are important, verbal learning and memory are particularly important in terms of academic performance.
Academic text (1999) -
Well, short-term memory loss is a side effect of sleep deprivation, so it should come back to you.
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For these people, the ability to erase a memory could be truly lifesaving.
Academic text (2011) -
For, as the prophets of old used to say: The memory of virtue is immortal.
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In The Fugitive, Proust presents a summary of his ideas on memory and forgetting.
Academic text (1999)
Idioms
Compounds
- Specialized
3
2.8
A part of a computer that stores data and instructions for the processor
- Specialized
3
4.4
The mind holds and uses information for a short time to solve problems
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2.0
A happy time from when you were a child that you still think about with joy
- Specialized
1
6.3
The ability to remember specific events from your own life with their details
- Archaic
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8.3
A group of tiny magnetic rings used in old computers to store data
- Specialized
1
4.4
An electronic device put in the brain that records and plays back a person's past events or feelings
- Specialized
1
4.8
A small, fast part of a computer that stores often used data to make access quicker
- Specialized
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3.7
A fast place in a computer where programs keep data while the computer runs
- Specialized
1
4.4
A small computer chip that holds information you can use but cannot change
- Specialized
1
4.2
The computer uses part of its hard disk as extra memory when RAM is full
- Specialized
A standard size used to measure computer memory, like a byte or kilobyte
- Archaic
An early computer storage device using a rotating metal cylinder covered with magnetic material to hold data
- Specialized
A chip you clear with ultraviolet light and then write new information on it
- Specialized
A computer system in AI that records past events so a program can learn and plan
- Archaic
A device that stores information as tiny magnetic areas on a thin layer, used in older computers
- Archaic
An old machine used in tests that shows items one by one so people can try to remember them
- Specialized
A complete copy of the information in a computer's active memory saved as a file
- Specialized
When a computer system or program forgets what it learned after training on new data
- Specialized
A skill that lets you do movements learned by practice without thinking
- Specialized
Space inside a computer where programs keep data while running and that is lost when the computer turns off
- Specialized
A part of a computer that stores data for a short time the system can read and change while running
- Specialized
When you remember an event, the mind fills missing details with guesses
- Specialized
A way of remembering that makes an exact copy of the original experience
Surface Forms
Etymology
Memory comes from the Latin word memoria, which means 'remembrance' or 'the power to remember', and it is the same root behind remember and memo. That's why in psychology memory names the study of how people store and recall information.