Synonyms: memory, memory board, computer storage, storage, store, computer memory
Definition: an electronic memory device
Usage: a memory and the CPU form the central part of a computer to which peripherals are attached
Similar words: hardware, computer hardware
Definition: (computer science) the mechanical, magnetic, electronic, and electrical components making up a computer system
Similar words: memory device, storage device
Definition: a device that preserves information for retrieval
Synonyms: memory, retention, retentiveness, retentivity
Definition: the power of retaining and recalling past experience
Usage: he had a good memory when he was younger
Similar words: faculty, mental faculty, module
Definition: one of the inherent cognitive or perceptual powers of the mind
Synonyms: memory, remembering
Definition: the cognitive processes whereby past experience is remembered
Usage: he can do it from memory; he enjoyed remembering his father
Similar words: basic cognitive process
Definition: cognitive processes involved in obtaining and storing knowledge
Synonyms: memory
Definition: something that is remembered
Usage: search as he would, the memory was lost
Similar words: representation, internal representation, mental representation
Definition: a presentation to the mind in the form of an idea or image
Synonyms: memory
Definition: the area of cognitive psychology that studies memory processes
Usage: he taught a graduate course on learning and memory
Similar words: cognitive psychology
Definition: an approach to psychology that emphasizes internal mental processes