mem·o·ry /ˈmɛməri/
1. something that is remembered; "search as he would, the memory was lost"
synset: memory
2. the cognitive processes whereby past experience is remembered; "he can do it from memory"; "he enjoyed remembering his father"
synset: memory, remembering
3. the power of retaining and recalling past experience; "he had a good memory when he was younger"
synset: memory, 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"
synset: memory, computer_memory, storage, computer_storage, store, memory_board
5. the area of cognitive psychology that studies memory processes; "he taught a graduate course on learning and memory"
synset: memory
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