short-term memory

Noun

Meaning

what you can repeat immediately after perceiving it

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Alternative names

short term memory

Synonyms

immediate memory random access memory core memory STM volatile memory random-access storage volatile storage internal memory main storage active memory primary memory central data storage read-write memory primary storage unit running memory

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Antonyms

long-term memory non-volatile memory fixed storage long-lasting memory lasting memory backing storage

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Hypernyms

memory remembering

Examples

Although that might be just B&T's short-term memory loss. Source: Internet

Crick and Koch proposed that consciousness seems so mysterious because it involves very short-term memory processes that are as yet poorly understood. Source: Internet

Because the hippocampus may be severely damaged, short-term memory loss occurs. Source: Internet

Five billion years ago, someone gave them wheeled mechanical constructs (skrodes) to move around and to provide short-term memory. Source: Internet

However, each time an item in short-term memory is rehearsed, it is strengthened in long-term memory. Source: Internet

Immunological memory can be in the form of either passive short-term memory or active long-term memory. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

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