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memory
Found in thesaurus: internal representation, mental representation, representation, basic cognitive process, module, faculty, mental faculty, memory device, storage device, hardware, computer hardware, cognitive psychology
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memory
n.
recall; recollection; saved mental impression; reminder; fastest and chief area for information storage in a computer (Computers)
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Memory
In psychology, memory is the process in which information is encoded, stored, and retrieved. Encoding allows information from the outside world to be sensed in the form of chemical and physical stimuli. In the first stage the information must be changed so that it may be put into the encoding process. Storage is the second memory stage or process. This entails that information is maintained over short periods of time. Finally the third process is the retrieval of information that has been stored. Such information must be located and returned to the consciousness. Some retrieval attempts may be effortless due to the type of information, and other attempts to remember stored information may be more demanding for various reasons.
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memory
Noun
1. something that is remembered; "search as he would, the memory was lost"
(hypernym) representation, mental representation, internal representation
(hyponym) reminiscence
(derivation) memorize, memorise, con, learn
2. the cognitive processes whereby past experience is remembered; "he can do it from memory"; "he enjoyed remembering his father"
(synonym) remembering
(hypernym) basic cognitive process
(hyponym) short-term memory, STM, immediate memory
(derivation) memorize, memorise, con, learn
3. the power of retaining and recalling past experience; "he had a good memory when he was younger"
(synonym) retention, retentiveness
(hypernym) faculty, mental faculty, module
(hyponym) remembrance, recollection, anamnesis
(derivation) memorize, memorise, con, learn
4. an electronic memory device; "a memory and the CPU form the central part of a computer to which peripherals are attached"
(synonym) computer memory, storage, computer storage, store, memory board
(hypernym) memory device, storage device
(hyponym) non-volatile storage, nonvolatile storage
(part-holonym) computer, computing machine, computing device, data processor, electronic computer, information processing system
(part-meronym) register
5. the area of cognitive psychology that studies memory processes; "he taught a graduate course on learning and memory"
(hypernym) cognitive psychology
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Memory
n.
memory, fastest and chief area for information storage in a computer (Computers)
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memory
n.
paměť; vzpomínka
