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memory

/ˈmɛm(ə)ɹi/ · noun

Meaning

  1. The ability of the brain to record information or impressions with the facility of recalling them later at will.
  2. A record of a thing or an event stored and available for later use by the organism.
  3. The part of a computer that stores variable executable code or data (RAM) or unalterable executable code or default data (ROM).
  4. The time within which past events can be or are remembered.
  5. (of a material) which returns to its original shape when heated
  6. A memorial.

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data