memory
Where recollections live
Memory is the faculty by which the mind stores and recalls information.
It also refers to the information itself: I have fond memories of that summer.
A good memory retains much; a bad memory loses things.
In memory of honors someone deceased.
To do something from memory is to rely on recall rather than reference.
In computing, memory is storage capacity for data—the space a device uses to hold information while working.
Memory retrieval act
- retentionContinued holding or possession
- recollectionRecalled mental image
- retrievalAct of getting back
- recognitionPerceiving something as known
encoding · consolidation · forgetting · amnesia · hippocampus · neurons · synapses · brain
Longing for the past
- reminiscenceRecalling past experiences
- sentimentFelt attitude or view
- traumaLasting psychological wound
- griefIntense sorrow from loss
longing · wistfulness · melancholy · homesickness · flashback · bittersweet · cherished · haunting
Temporary data storage hardware
- ROMUnwritable digital storage
- storageSpace for keeping goods
- cacheConcealed storage spot
- bufferProtective intermediate space
chip · microchip · semiconductor · flash · DRAM · SRAM · gigabyte · megabyte
Record of past events
- archiveStored historical records
- chronicleOrdered historical record
- recordPreserved account or achievement
- documentationWritten proof or instructions
ancestry · genealogy · heritage · oral tradition · artifact · relic · lore · collective
recall
Memory retrieval act
- retentionContinued holding or possession
- recollectionRecalled mental image
- retrievalAct of getting back
recognition · encoding · consolidation · forgetting · amnesia · hippocampus · neurons · synapses · brain · mind
nostalgia
Longing for the past
- reminiscenceRecalling past experiences
- sentimentFelt attitude or view
- traumaLasting psychological wound
grief · longing · wistfulness · melancholy · homesickness · flashback · bittersweet · cherished · haunting · poignant
RAM
Temporary data storage hardware
buffer · chip · microchip · semiconductor · flash · DRAM · SRAM · gigabyte · megabyte · volatile
history
Record of past events
- archiveStored historical records
- chronicleOrdered historical record
- recordPreserved account or achievement
documentation · ancestry · genealogy · heritage · oral tradition · artifact · relic · lore · collective · cultural
monument
Structure honoring someone remembered
plaque · dedication · ceremony · statue · obituary · shrine · vigil · wreath · epitaph · cenotaph
- Human Experienceslove, death, birth, joy, sorrow
- topicsnature, health, sports, science, politics
- abstract conceptsparadox, emotions, justice, truth, beauty
- cognitionthinking, reasoning, thought, cognition, attention
- computer termsbit, byte, binary, cursor, click
- mental processesthinking, think, reasoning, cognition, pondering
memoryforgetfulness
Failure to retain information
amnesia · forgetting · oblivion · memory loss · dementia
memoryignorance
Absence of knowledge
unawareness · oversight · obliviousness · oblivion · blankness
memoryanticipation
State of awaiting something
expectation · foresight · premonition · prospection · prediction
- memory lossFailure to recall
- memory laneFigurative path through recollections
- sports memorabiliaCollectible items from athletics
- in memory ofHonoring someone gone
- childhood memoriesRecollections from youth
- memory cardPortable digital data chip
memo, memorial, memories, memorable, memorize, memoir, memorandum, memorized, commemorate