memory

memory /mem·o·ry/ (mem´o-re) that faculty by which sensations, impressions, and ideas are stored and recalled.

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immunologic memory  anamnesis; the capacity of the immune system to respond more rapidly and strongly to subsequent antigenic challenge than to the first exposure.

remote memory  memory that is serviceable for events long past, but not able to acquire new recollections.

replacement memory  the replacing of one memory with another.

screen memory  a consciously tolerable memory serving to conceal another memory that might be disturbing or emotionally painful if recalled.

short-term memory  memory that is lost within a brief period (from a few seconds to a maximum of about 30 minutes) unless reinforced.

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mem·o·ry (mm-r)

n.

1. The mental faculty of retaining and recalling past experience based on the mental processes of learning, retention, recall, and recognition.

2. Persistent modification of behavior resulting from experience.

3. The capacity of a material, such as plastic or metal, to return to a previous shape after deformation.

4. The capability of the immune system to produce a specific secondary response to an antigen it has previously encountered.

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memory,

n 1. the ability to recall events, experiences, information, and skills.
n 2. a general term for a device that stores data in binary code on electronic or magnetic media in computers.
n 3. the ability of the immune system to greatly speed up the response to pathogens that have previously been encountered. See also immunity.

memory cycle,

n the time it takes to access a character in memory.

memory location,

n a place in the memory where a unit of data may be stored or retrieved.

memory, long-term,

n the ability to recall events, experiences, information, or skills that occurred or were acquired in the distant past.

memory register,

n a register in storage of a computer, in contrast with a register in one of the other units of the computer.

memory, short-term,

n the ability to retain and recall recent events or experiences.

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memory

the capacity to recall previously experienced sensations, information, data and ideas.

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brain memory

the ability of the brain to use knowledge gained from past experience. This is essential for the process of learning by animals. The process is poorly understood, but its practical application is sophisticated, especially in dogs.

memory cell

an expanded clone of small lymphocytes derived from stimulated antigen-sensitive B and T lymphocytes. They have antigen receptors of the same specificity as the parent cell. Important in the secondary immune response.

immunological memory

the ability of the immune system to respond to more strongly and rapidly to the second and subsequent exposures to an antigen.

suture memory

a property of some synthetic fibers which encourages the spontaneous untying of knots—the 'memory' of the fiber is that it is a straight fiber.

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memory Neurology The persistence of the effects of learning and experiences on an organism's behavior, a process attributed to molecular transformation in incoming neuronal branches–dendritic trees. See Emotional memory, Episodic memory, Long-term memory, Immediate memory, Procedural memory, Recent memory, Repressed memory, Semantic memory, Short-term memory, True memory, Visual memory, Working memory.