Memory Meaning

There are 5 meaning(s) for word Memory

Meaning 1 : the power of retaining and recalling past experience

    Example : he had a good memory when he was younger

    Synonyms : retention,  retentiveness,  retentivity
Meaning 2 : an electronic memory device

    Example : a memory and the CPU form the central part of a computer to which peripherals are attached

    Synonyms : computer memory,  computer storage,  memory board,  storage,  store
Meaning 3 : the cognitive processes whereby past experience is remembered

    Example : he can do it from memory

    Synonyms : remembering
Meaning 4 : something that is remembered

    Example : search as he would, the memory was lost

Meaning 5 : the area of cognitive psychology that studies memory processes

    Example : he taught a graduate course on learning and memory