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memory
noun(mem-o-ry)the power of retaining and recalling past experience
Examples:
He had a good memory when he was younger.
memory
noun(mem-o-ry)an electronic memory device
Examples:
A memory and the CPU form the central part of a computer to which peripherals are attached.
memory
noun(mem-o-ry)the cognitive processes whereby past experience is remembered
Synonyms: remembering,
Examples:
He can do it from memory.
memory
noun(mem-o-ry)something that is remembered
Examples:
Search as he would, the memory was lost.
memory
noun(mem-o-ry)the area of cognitive psychology that studies memory processes
Examples:
He taught a graduate course on learning and memory.