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memory
noun
An electronic memory device
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ˈmɛm(ə)ɹi
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noun
An electronic memory device
“A memory and the CPU form the central part of a computer to which peripherals are attached”
noun
The power of retaining and recalling past experience
“He had a good memory when he was younger”
noun
The cognitive processes whereby past experience is remembered
“He can do it from memory”
noun
Something that is remembered
“Search as he would, the memory was lost”
noun
The area of cognitive psychology that studies memory processes
“He taught a graduate course on learning and memory”
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Example Sentences
A memory and the CPU form the central part of a computer to which peripherals are attached
He had a good memory when he was younger
He can do it from memory
He enjoyed remembering his father
Search as he would, the memory was lost
He taught a graduate course on learning and memory
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