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memory
[ mem-uh-ree ]
noun
- the mental capacity or faculty of retaining and reviving facts, events, impressions, etc., or of recalling or recognizing previous experiences.
- this faculty as possessed by a particular individual:
to have a good memory.
- the act or fact of retaining and recalling impressions, facts, etc.; remembrance; recollection:
to draw from memory.
- the length of time over which recollection extends:
a time within the memory of living persons.
- a mental impression retained; a recollection:
one's earliest memories.
- the reputation of a person or thing, especially after death; fame:
a ruler of beloved memory.
- the state or fact of being remembered.
- a person, thing, event, fact, etc., remembered.
- commemorative remembrance; commemoration:
a monument in memory of Columbus.
- the ability of certain materials to return to an original shape after deformation.
- Also called computer memory, Computers.
- the capacity of a computer to store information subject to recall.
- the components of the computer in which such information is stored.
- Rhetoric. the step in the classical preparation of a speech in which the wording is memorized.
- Cards. concentration ( def 7 ).
memory
/ ˈmɛmərɪ /
noun
- the ability of the mind to store and recall past sensations, thoughts, knowledge, etc
he can do it from memory
- the part of the brain that appears to have this function
- the sum of everything retained by the mind
- a particular recollection of an event, person, etc
- the time over which recollection extends
within his memory
- commemoration or remembrance
in memory of our leader
- the state of being remembered, as after death
- Also calledRAMmain storestore a part of a computer in which information is stored for immediate use by the central processing unit See also backing store virtual storage
- the tendency for a material, system, etc, to show effects that depend on its past treatment or history
- the ability of a material, etc, to return to a former state after a constraint has been removed
memory
/ mĕm′ə-rē /
- The ability to remember past experiences or learned information, involving advanced mental processes such as learning, retention, recall, and recognition and resulting from chemical changes between neurons in several different areas of the brain, including the hippocampus. Immediate memory lasts for just a few seconds. Short-term memory stores information that has been minimally processed and is available only for a few minutes, as in remembering a phone number just long enough to use it. Short-term memory is transferred into long-term memory, which can last for many years, only when repeated use of the information facilitates neurochemical changes that allow it to be retained. The loss of memory because of disease or injury is called amnesia .
- The collection of information gained from past learning or experience that is stored in a person's mind.
- A piece of information, such as the mental image of an experience, that is stored in the memory.
- A part of a computer in which data is stored for later use.
- The capacity of a computer, chips, and storage devices to preserve data and programs for retrieval. Memory is measured in bytes.
- The capacity of a material, such as plastic or metal, to return to a previous shape or condition.
- The capacity of the immune system to produce a specific immune response to an antigen it has previously encountered.
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Origin of memory1
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Example Sentences
And there is definitely something to finding solace in food, familiarity, and memory.
That idea is often invoked in regards to the tricks memory plays, but I wonder how it might come into play in other ways.
The folk memory of medieval community life had been wiped out by the industrial revolution.
He has become the most radical pope in modern memory for his economic populism.
I had no memory of the other two, and that information was used to discredit my recollection of what had happened to me.
The memory of him shall not depart away, and his name shall be in request from generation to generation.
So intelligent were her methods that she doubtless had great influence in making the memory of his art enduring.
However great the power of Revival, there is no memory unless there was a First Impression.
First Impressions are usually vivid but the power to revive them is weak—a poor memory.
First Impressions are usually weak but the power to revive them is strong—still a poor memory.
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