memory (n.)

  1. something that is remembered; search as he would, the memory was lost'

  2. the cognitive processes whereby past experience is remembered; he can do it from memory; he enjoyed remembering his father

    [ Syn: remembering ]

  3. the power of retaining and recalling past experience; he had a good memory when he was younger

    [ Syn: retention , retentiveness , retentivity ]

  4. an electronic memory device; a memory and the CPU form the central part of a computer to which peripherals are attached

    [ Syn: computer memory , computer memory , storage , storage , computer storage , computer storage , store , store , memory board , memory board ]

  5. the area of cognitive psychology that studies memory processes; he taught a graduate course on learning and memory'

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