mem·o·ry (m m  -r )n. pl. mem·o·ries 1. The mental faculty of retaining and recalling past experience. 2. The act or an instance of remembering; recollection: spent the afternoon lost in memory. 3. All that a person can remember: It hasn't happened in my memory. 4. Something remembered: pleasant childhood memories. 5. The fact of being remembered; remembrance: dedicated to their parents' memory. 6. The period of time covered by the remembrance or recollection of a person or group of persons: within the memory of humankind. 7. Biology Persistent modification of behavior resulting from an animal's experience. 8. Computer Science a. A unit of a computer that preserves data for retrieval. b. Capacity for storing information: two gigabytes of memory. 9. Statistics The set of past events affecting a given event in a stochastic process. 10. The capacity of a material, such as plastic or metal, to return to a previous shape after deformation. 11. Immunology The ability of the immune system to respond faster and more powerfully to subsequent exposure to an antigen. [Middle English memorie, from Anglo-French, from Latin memoria, from memor, mindful; see (s)mer-1 in Indo-European roots.] |
memory [ˈmɛmərɪ]
n pl -ries
1.
a. the ability of the mind to store and recall past sensations, thoughts, knowledge, etc. he can do it from memory
b. the part of the brain that appears to have this function
2. the sum of everything retained by the mind
3. a particular recollection of an event, person, etc.
4. the time over which recollection extends within his memory
5. commemoration or remembrance in memory of our leader
6. the state of being remembered, as after death
7. (Electronics & Computer Science / Computer Science) Also called RAM main store store a part of a computer in which information is stored for immediate use by the central processing unit See also backing store, virtual storage
8. the tendency for a material, system, etc., to show effects that depend on its past treatment or history
9. the ability of a material, etc., to return to a former state after a constraint has been removed
[from Old French memorie, from Latin memoria, from memor mindful]
| memory (mm-r) 1. a. The ability to remember past experiences or learned information, involving advanced mental processes such as learning, retention, recall, and recognition and resulting from chemical changes between neurons in several different areas of the brain, including the hippocampus. Immediate memory lasts for just a few seconds. Short-term memory stores information that has been minimally processed and is available only for a few minutes, as in remembering a phone number just long enough to use it. Short-term memory is transferred into long-term memory, which can last for many years, only when repeated use of the information facilitates neurochemical changes that allow it to be retained. The loss of memory because of disease or injury is called amnesia. b. The collection of information gained from past learning or experience that is stored in a person's mind. c. A piece of information, such as the mental image of an experience, that is stored in the memory. 2. a. A part of a computer in which data is stored for later use. 3. The capacity of a material, such as plastic or metal, to return to a previous shape or condition. 4. The capacity of the immune system to produce a specific immune response to an antigen it has previously encountered. |
Memory
a loss or lack of memory. — amnesiac, n. — amnesie, adj.
1. a reminiscence.
2. (cap.) the section of Christian liturgies rehearsing the sacriflee of Christ and ending “Do this in remembrance of me.” — anamnestic, adj.
2. (cap.) the section of Christian liturgies rehearsing the sacriflee of Christ and ending “Do this in remembrance of me.” — anamnestic, adj.
the occurrence in consciousness of images not recognized as produced by the memory and its storage of events and scènes. — cryptomnesic, adj.
Psychology. the illusion of having previously experienced something actually being encountered for the first time.
any mnemonic device or aidememoire, especially a technical device.
the process or technique of improving, assisting, or developing the memory. Also called mnemotechnics. — mnemonic, adj.
the belief that every mental impression remains in the memory.
Psychiatry. a distortion of memory in which fact and fancy are confused.
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. |  memory - something that is remembered; "search as he would, the memory was lost"reminiscence - a mental impression retained and recalled from the past internal representation, mental representation, representation - a presentation to the mind in the form of an idea or image recollection - something recalled to the mind engram, memory trace - a postulated biochemical change (presumably in neural tissue) that represents a memory confabulation - (psychiatry) a plausible but imagined memory that fills in gaps in what is remembered screen memory - an imagined memory of a childhood experience; hides another memory of distressing significance |
| 2. |  memory - the cognitive processes whereby past experience is remembered; "he can do it from memory"; "he enjoyed remembering his father"basic cognitive process - cognitive processes involved in obtaining and storing knowledge working memory - memory for intermediate results that must be held during thinking long-term memory, LTM - your general store of remembered information retrieval - the cognitive operation of accessing information in memory; "my retrieval of people's names is very poor" recollection, reminiscence, recall - the process of remembering (especially the process of recovering information by mental effort); "he has total recall of the episode" recognition, identification - the process of recognizing something or someone by remembering; "a politician whose recall of names was as remarkable as his recognition of faces"; "experimental psychologists measure the elapsed time from the onset of the stimulus to its recognition by the observer" connexion, association, connection - the process of bringing ideas or events together in memory or imagination; "conditioning is a form of learning by association" retrospection - memory for experiences that are past; "some psychologists tried to contrast retrospection and introspection" | |
| 3. | memory - the power of retaining and recalling past experience; "he had a good memory when he was younger" | |
| 4. |  memory - an electronic memory device; "a memory and the CPU form the central part of a computer to which peripherals are attached"computer, computing device, computing machine, data processor, electronic computer, information processing system - a machine for performing calculations automatically computer hardware, hardware - (computer science) the mechanical, magnetic, electronic, and electrical components making up a computer system memory device, storage device - a device that preserves information for retrieval non-volatile storage, nonvolatile storage - computer storage that is not lost when the power is turned off fixed storage, read-only memory, read-only storage, ROM - (computer science) memory whose contents can be accessed and read but cannot be changed real storage - the main memory in a virtual memory system register - (computer science) memory device that is the part of computer memory that has a specific address and that is used to hold information of a specific kind scratchpad - (computer science) a high-speed internal memory used for temporary storage of preliminary information virtual memory, virtual storage - (computer science) memory created by using the hard disk to simulate additional random-access memory; the addressable storage space available to the user of a computer system in which virtual addresses are mapped into real addresses volatile storage - computer storage that is erased when the power is turned off | |
| 5. | memory - the area of cognitive psychology that studies memory processes; "he taught a graduate course on learning and memory" cognitive psychology - an approach to psychology that emphasizes internal mental processes |
memory
noun
1. recall, mind, retention, ability to remember, powers of recall, powers of retention He had a good memory for faces.
2. recollection, reminder, reminiscence, impression, echo, remembrance He had happy memories of his father.
4. commemoration, respect, honour, recognition, tribute, remembrance, observance They held a minute's silence in memory of those who had died.
Quotations
"The man with a good memory remembers nothing because he forgets nothing" [Augusto Roa Bastos I The Supreme]
"The charm, one might say the genius of memory, is that it is choosy, chancy, and temperamental: it rejects the edifying cathedral and indelibly photographs the small boy outside, chewing a hunk of melon in the dust" [Elizabeth Bowen]
"Our memories are card-indexes consulted, and then put back in disorder by authorities whom we do not control" [Cyril Connolly The Unquiet Grave]
"We find a little of everything in our memory; it is a sort of pharmacy, a sort of chemical laboratory, in which our groping hand may come to rest, now on a sedative drug, now on a dangerous poison" [Marcel Proust Remembrance of Things Past]
"The man with a good memory remembers nothing because he forgets nothing" [Augusto Roa Bastos I The Supreme]
"The charm, one might say the genius of memory, is that it is choosy, chancy, and temperamental: it rejects the edifying cathedral and indelibly photographs the small boy outside, chewing a hunk of melon in the dust" [Elizabeth Bowen]
"Our memories are card-indexes consulted, and then put back in disorder by authorities whom we do not control" [Cyril Connolly The Unquiet Grave]
"We find a little of everything in our memory; it is a sort of pharmacy, a sort of chemical laboratory, in which our groping hand may come to rest, now on a sedative drug, now on a dangerous poison" [Marcel Proust Remembrance of Things Past]
Translations
memory [ˈmɛməri] n
(= faculty) → mémoire f
My memory's terrible → Ma mémoire est exécrable.
still fresh in sb's memory → encore frais dans la mémoire de qn
The details of the meeting are still fresh in my memory → Les détails de la réunion sont toujours frais dans ma mémoire.
to have a good memory → avoir une bonne mémoire, avoir bonne mémoire
I haven't got a good memory → Je n'ai pas une bonne mémoire., Je n'ai pas bonne mémoire.
to have a good memory for sth → avoir une bonne mémoire de qch
He had a good memory for faces → Il avait une bonne mémoire des visages.
to have a bad memory
I'm afraid I have a very bad memory → Ma mémoire est très mauvaise, je le crains.
to lose one's memory → perdre la mémoire
to do sth from memory → faire qch de mémoire memory loss
My memory's terrible → Ma mémoire est exécrable.
still fresh in sb's memory → encore frais dans la mémoire de qn
The details of the meeting are still fresh in my memory → Les détails de la réunion sont toujours frais dans ma mémoire.
to have a good memory → avoir une bonne mémoire, avoir bonne mémoire
I haven't got a good memory → Je n'ai pas une bonne mémoire., Je n'ai pas bonne mémoire.
to have a good memory for sth → avoir une bonne mémoire de qch
He had a good memory for faces → Il avait une bonne mémoire des visages.
to have a bad memory
I'm afraid I have a very bad memory → Ma mémoire est très mauvaise, je le crains.
to lose one's memory → perdre la mémoire
to do sth from memory → faire qch de mémoire memory loss
(= remembrance) → mémoire f
She remained devoted to his memory → Elle restait dévouée à sa mémoire.
in memory of → à la mémoire de, en mémoire de
She remained devoted to his memory → Elle restait dévouée à sa mémoire.
in memory of → à la mémoire de, en mémoire de
(= recollection) → souvenir m
My memory of my childhood is a happy one → Mes souvenirs d'enfance sont heureux.
to bring back memories → rappeler des souvenirs
to have no memory of sth → ne pas avoir souvenir de qch
I have no memory of saying that → Je n'ai pas souvenir d'avoir dit cela.
My memory of my childhood is a happy one → Mes souvenirs d'enfance sont heureux.
to bring back memories → rappeler des souvenirs
to have no memory of sth → ne pas avoir souvenir de qch
I have no memory of saying that → Je n'ai pas souvenir d'avoir dit cela.
(= period of time) in living memory → de mémoire d'homme
the worst floods in living memory → les pires inondations de mémoire d'homme
the worst floods in living memory → les pires inondations de mémoire d'homme
memory
memory:
n
→ Gedächtnis nt; (= faculty) → Erinnerungsvermögen nt; from memory → aus dem Kopf; to lose one’s memory → sein Gedächtnis verlieren; to commit something to memory → sich (dat) → etw einprägen; poem → etw auswendig lernen; to have a long memory → ein langes Gedächtnis haben; I have a bad memory for faces/names → ich habe ein schlechtes Personengedächtnis/Namensgedächtnis; if my memory serves me right → wenn ich mich recht entsinne ? living
(= thing remembered) → Erinnerung f (→ of an +acc); I have no memory of it → ich kann mich nicht daran erinnern; he had happy memories of his father → er verband angenehme Erinnerungen mit seinem Vater
(Comput) → (Arbeits-, Haupt)speicher m
memory:
memory access
n (Comput) → Speicherzugriff f
memory address
n (Comput) → Speicheradresse f
memory bank
n (Comput) → Datenbank f
memory capacity
n (Comput) → Speicherkapazität f
memory card
n (Comput) → Speicherkarte f
memory chip
n (Comput) → Speicherchip m
memory expansion
n (Comput) → Speichererweiterung f
memory expansion card
n (Comput) → Speichererweiterungskarte f
memory function
n (Comput) → Speicherfunktion f
memory lane
n to take a trip or to walk down memory → in Erinnerungen schwelgen
memory management
n (Comput) → Speicherverwaltung f
memory module
n (Comput) → Speichermodul nt
memory protection
n (= Comput) → Speicherschutz m
memory range
n (Comput) → Speicherbereich m
memory-resident
adj (Comput) → speicherresident
memory stick
n (Comput) → Speicherkarte f, → Memory Stick m
memory [ˈmɛmərɪ] n
memory [ˈmɛmərɪ] n
a. (faculty, of computer) → memoria
to have a good/bad memory → aver buona/cattiva memoria
loss of memory → amnesia, perdita di memoria
I have a bad memory for faces → non sono molto fisionomista
he recited the poem from memory → ha recitato la poesia a memoria
volatile/nonvolatile memory (Comput) → memoria volatile/permanente
to have a good/bad memory → aver buona/cattiva memoria
loss of memory → amnesia, perdita di memoria
I have a bad memory for faces → non sono molto fisionomista
he recited the poem from memory → ha recitato la poesia a memoria
volatile/nonvolatile memory (Comput) → memoria volatile/permanente
memory [ˈmɛmərɪ] n
a. (faculty, of computer) → memoria
to have a good/bad memory → aver buona/cattiva memoria
loss of memory → amnesia, perdita di memoria
I have a bad memory for faces → non sono molto fisionomista
he recited the poem from memory → ha recitato la poesia a memoria
volatile/nonvolatile memory (Comput) → memoria volatile/permanente
to have a good/bad memory → aver buona/cattiva memoria
loss of memory → amnesia, perdita di memoria
I have a bad memory for faces → non sono molto fisionomista
he recited the poem from memory → ha recitato la poesia a memoria
volatile/nonvolatile memory (Comput) → memoria volatile/permanente
n memory [ˈmeməri]
1 the power to remember things a good memory for details. geheue ذاكِرَه، القُدْرَه على التَّذَكُّر памет paměť hukommelse das Gedächtnis μνήμη, μνημονικό memoria mälu حافظه muisti mémoire זִיכָּרוֹן स्मृति, याददाश्त pamćenje emlékezőtehetség ingatan minni memoria 記憶力 기억력 atmintis, atminimas atmiņa ingatan geheugen hukommelse pamięć memória memorie память pamäť spomin memorija minne ความจำ bellek, hafıza 記憶力 пам'ять حافظہ trí nhớ 记忆力
2 the mind's store of remembered things Her memory is full of interesting stories. geheue, herinnering ذاكِرَه памет paměť hukommelse das Gedächtnis μνήμη memoria mälu حافظه muisti mémoire זִיכָּרוֹן यादगार, पुरानी बात sjećanje emlékezet, memória ingatan minni memoria 記憶 기억 atmintis atmiņa ingatan geheugen minne, erindring pamięć memória memorie память pamäť spomin memorija minne การจำได้ anı, hatıra 記憶 пам'ять قوت حافظہ ký ức 记忆
3 something remembered memories of her childhood. herinnering ذِكْرى спомен vzpomínka minde; erindring die Erinnerung ανάμνηση, θύμηση recuerdo mälestus خاطره muisto souvenir זִיכָּרוֹן स्मरण्र, याद uspomena emlék kenangan minningar ricordo 思い出 추억거리 prisiminimas atmiņas kenangan herinnering minne wspomnienie recordaçOes amintire воспоминание spomienka, pamiatka spomin sećanje minne ความทรงจำ anı, hatıra 留在記憶中的事，回憶 спогад, спомин یادیں những kỷ niệm 留在记忆中的事，回忆
4 the time as far back as can be remembered the greatest fire in memory. heugenis في الذّاكِرَه някога doba, kam až paměť sahá mands minde das Gedenken μνήμη memoria del hombre/de la humanidad inimmälestus خاطره miesmuistiin de mémoire d'homme זִיכָּרוֹן स्मरणकाल pamćenje emberemlékezet óta kenangan í manna minnum memoria 記憶の範囲 기억하고 있는 범위 atmintis atmiņa kenangan mensenheugenis i manns minne pamięć lembrança care a fost vreodată память pokiaľ pamäť siaha kar ljudje pomnijo u pamćenju živih mannaminne การระลึกถึง anı, hatıra 追想得起的年限 пам'ять انسانی یادداشت کی حد تک ký ức 追想得起的年限
v memorize, ˈmemorise
to learn (something) so well that one can remember all of it without looking She memorized the directions. memoriseer يَحْفَظ عن ظَهْر قَلْب наизустявам memorovat lære udenad sich einprägen αποστηθίζω aprender de memoria, memorizar pähe õppima به خاطر سپردن opetella ulkoa mémoriser לְשַׁנֵן याद करना pamtiti memorizál, bevés mengingat-ingat, menghafal leggja á minnið memorizzare, imparare a memoria 暗記する 암기하다 įsiminti, įsidėmėti iegaumēt mengingati uit het hoofd leren lære utenat zapamiętać decorar a memora запоминать; заучивать memorovať zapomniti si, naučiti se na pamet zapamtiti memorera ท่องจำ ezberlemek 熟記, 記住 запам'ятовувати; заучувати напам'ять حفظ کرنا thuộc lòng 熟记, 记住
from memory
by remembering; without using a book etc for reference He said the whole poem from memory. uit die hoof مِن الذاكِرَه по памет zpaměti udenad auswendig από μνήμης de memoria peast از بر کردن ulkomuistista de mémoire מְהַזִיכָּרוֹן iz sjećanja kívülről luar kepala eftir minni a memoria そらで 기억을 더듬어 atmintinai, iš atminties no galvas dari ingatan uit het hoofd utenat, etter minnet z pamięci de cor din memorie по памяти naspamäť po spominu po sećanju ur minnet จากความจำ akıldan, ezberden 單憑記憶 напам'ять یاد سے từ trí nhớ 单凭记忆
in memory of / to the memory of
as a reminder or memorial of They built a monument in memory of their dead leader. ter herinnering aan تِذْكارا ل، إحياءً لِذِكْرىِ в памет на na památku til minde om zum Andenken an στη μνήμη, σε ανάμνηση en memoria de, a la memoria de mälestuseks یادگار muistoksi à la mémoire de לְזֵכֶר- के स्मरणार्थ u spomen emlékére untuk mengenang til minningar um, í minningu in memoria di ～を記念して ...을 기념하여 atminimui piemiņai sebagai peringatan ter nagedachtenis aan til minne om (ku) pamięci à memória de în memoria, în cinstea в память о na pamiatku v spomin na u sećanje na till minne av ระลึกถึง ...-ın anısına/hatırasına 留念 в пам'ять کسی کی یاد میں tưởng nhớ 留念
memory → ذَاكِرة paměť hukommelse Gedächtnis μνήμη memoria muisti mémoire pamćenje memoria 記憶 기억 geheugen minne pamięć memória память minne ความจำ bellek trí nhớ 记忆
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