memory bank
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3.9
- noun
- /ˈmɛməri bæŋk/
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banco de memoria
- And now I just look at it, I'm like, how many more memories can I put into the memory bank before the tears in the rain moment?
- memory bank can store
- fill the memory bank
- search her memory bank
So all of those little things I think really help, you know, anchor whatever I've learned in in the memory bank.
- So all of those little things I think really help, you know, anchor whatever I've learned in in the memory bank.
- But you, you don't have that like relational memory bank thing going on.
Examples
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Movies have the power to enter our consciousness and memory banks, stored there right alongside glowing memories of our youth, our first love, or the formation of our values.
Academic text (2009) -
Put that in your memory bank.
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Yeah, where it was like, well, I got that one in the memory bank as well.
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Every second, sir, is in one's memory bank.
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I was just making a deposit in the memory bank.
Fiction book (1995) -
Interactions that build a positive memory bank of shared experiences.
Blog text (24) -
They took me back to times vague in my memory banks, but never forgotten.
Blog text (34) -
Every issue of Uncanny X-Force has one particular moment that tattoos itself into your memory banks.
Blog text (19) -
The good times we have with our children create a memory bank of happy experiences for them.
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After nearly 10 months on the road, Michaelson's memory bank is brimming with her own private travel diary.
Synonyms
157
4.4
A part of a computer that stores data
148
2.7
A device or place that holds computer data
84
3.7
A part of a computer where data is kept
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6.0
A secret store of things like money or food kept for future use
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5.9
A safe place where people keep documents or other valuable items
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3.7
The part of the brain that keeps information for a long time
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3.5
A thing that stores computer files, like a hard drive or USB stick
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2.8
A part of a computer that stores data and instructions for the processor
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4.1
A device like a hard drive or CD that holds computer files
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3.5
A thing that stores information like files or photos so you can use it later
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2.7
The place inside a computer where files and information are kept
A large, valuable collection of personal memories and life events
How Large
Surface Forms
Morphology
The sense is directly compositional: 'memory' (stored information) combined with 'bank' (a repository or stored supply) yields a repository of memories or stored data. The 'bank' = repository metaphor is common cross-linguistically and follows standard English compounding patterns, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents can infer the meaning.
Etymology
Memory bank pictures your memory as a bank where you 'deposit' important moments like coins and later 'withdraw' them when you remember. So it means a 'store' of personal memories or a place where data is kept.