Memory

Noun

 * 1)  The ability of an organism to record information about things or events with the facility of recalling them later at will.
 * Memory is a facility common to all animals.
 * 1) * Albert Schweitzer
 * Happiness is nothing more than good health and a bad memory.
 * 1) A record of a thing or an event stored and available for later use by the organism.
 * I have no memory of that event.
 * 1)  The part of a computer that stores variable executable code or data (RAM) or unalterable executable code or default data (ROM).
 * This data passes from the CPU to the memory.
 * 1) Used synonymously with "in recent history"; e.g. in living memory
 * 2) * The most conservative Supreme Court “in living memory”, posted on Sunday, July 25, 2010 by GottaLaff
 * The Roberts Court seems to be the most politically conservative in living memory.

Synonyms

 * recall
 * recall, recollection
 * core (old-fashioned)

Derived terms

 * declarative memory
 * eidetic memory
 * false memory
 * flashbulb memory
 * institutional memory
 * living memory


 * memory bank
 * memory card
 * memory foam
 * memory lane
 * photographic memory
 * recent memory
 * semantic memory
 * sensory memory

Related terms

 * memo
 * memoirs
 * memorable
 * memorandum


 * memorate
 * memorial
 * memorise
 * memorize

Verbs for Memory
(faculty of remembering)

blur—; bury in—; cloud—; commit to—; drug—; dull—; engrave upon—; escape—; explore—; impair—; imprint on—; quote from—; strike—; coruscates; —paints; — pictures; —retains; —wanders.

Verbs for Memory
(reminiscence)

awaken—ies; blot out—; brood over—ies; cherish—; cling to—; dim—; dispel—; elucidate—; erase—; evoke—ies; freshen— hallow—; honor—; haunt—; live in— nurse—; nurture—; obliterate—; refresh— revive—; shun—; suppress—; swapies toy with—; treasure—; venerate—; —fades —gnaws; —lingers; —pains; —surges; — survives.

Thesaurus
RAM, anamnesis, anniversaries, archetypal pattern, archetype, awareness, celebrating, celebration, ceremony, cognizance, commemoration, consciousness, disk memory, dressing ship, drum memory, engram, fanfare, fanfaronade, father image, festivity, flourish of trumpets, heroic legend, high-speed memory, holiday, homage, honor, image, imago, immortal name, immortality, jubilee, legend, looking back, marking the occasion, memento, memorialization, memory trace, memory tubes, mind, observance, ovation, recall, recollection, reexperiencing, reflection, rejoicing, religious rites, reliving, remembrance, reminiscence, respect, retention, retentiveness, retrospection, revel, revival, rite, ritual observance, salute, salvo, solemn observance, solemnization, souvenir, storage, storage system, storage unit, tape memory, testimonial, testimonial banquet, testimonial dinner, thought, toast, traumatic trace, tribute, triumph, unconscious memory, undying fame, youth

Etymology
< memorie:,  memoire: etc. <  memoria: < memor:; compare Greek μέρμερος:, μέριμνα:.

Translations

 * Arabic: ذاكرة
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