memory
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5.2
- noun
- /ˈmɛməri/
- 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
- Informal
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8.2
To forget things very quickly, especially names or small details
Compounds
- Specialized
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2.8
A part of a computer that stores data and instructions for the processor
- Specialized
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4.4
The mind holds and uses information for a short time to solve problems
- Archaic
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8.1
An old kind of computer storage that uses small magnetic rings to hold data
- Specialized
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5.7
A part of a computer that stores data for a short time while it runs
- Specialized
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3.7
A fast place in a computer where programs keep data while the computer runs
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2.0
A happy time from when you were a child that you still think about with joy
- Specialized
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4.8
A small, fast part of a computer that stores often used data to make access quicker
- Specialized
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4.2
A skill that lets you do movements learned by practice without thinking
- Specialized
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4.4
An electronic device put in the brain that records and plays back a person's past events or feelings
- Specialized
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4.2
The computer uses part of its hard disk as extra memory when RAM is full
- Specialized
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6.5
A computer system in AI that records past events so a program can learn and plan
- Specialized
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4.4
A small computer chip that holds information you can use but cannot change
- Specialized
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6.7
A recorded list of a computer program's memory use to help find errors
- Specialized
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6.3
The ability to remember specific events from your own life with their details
- Specialized
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3.9
A CD for computers that holds data you cannot change
- Archaic
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8.3
A group of tiny magnetic rings used in old computers to store data
- Specialized
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8.9
When you remember an event, the mind fills missing details with guesses
- Specialized
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7.7
A chip you clear with ultraviolet light and then write new information on it
- Archaic
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9.9
An early computer storage device using a rotating metal cylinder covered with magnetic material to hold data
- Specialized
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3.5
A standard size used to measure computer memory, like a byte or kilobyte
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5.5
A very important thing someone remembers that shapes who they are and their choices
- Specialized
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6.8
A complete copy of the information in a computer's active memory saved as a file
- Specialized
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8.4
A way of remembering that makes an exact copy of the original experience
- 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
When a computer system or program forgets what it learned after training on new data
- 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
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.