short-term memory

noun

information retained in the brain and retrievable from it over a brief span of time (contrasted with long-term memory).

Origin of short-term memory

First recorded in 1965–70

Words nearby short-term memory

short-tailed shrew, short-tempered, short-term, short-term exposure limit, short-termism, short-term memory, short time, short-timer, short title, short ton, short-waisted

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British Dictionary definitions for short-term memory

short-term memory

noun

psychol that section of the memory storage system of limited capacity (approximately seven items) that is capable of storing material for a brief period of timeCompare long-term memory

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Cultural definitions for short-term memory

short-term memory

Retention of information that undergoes little processing or interpretation and can be recalled for only a few seconds. Short-term memory can retain about seven items.

notes for short-term memory

A popular example of short-term memory is the ability to remember a seven-digit telephone number just long enough to dial a call. In most cases, unless the number is consciously repeated several times, it will be forgotten.

Medical definitions for short-term memory

short-term memory

n.

The phase of the memory process in which stimuli that have been recognized and registered are stored briefly.

单词	short-term memory
释义	short-term memory noun information retained in the brain and retrievable from it over a brief span of time (contrasted with long-term memory). Origin of short-term memory First recorded in 1965–70 Words nearby short-term memory short-tailed shrew, short-tempered, short-term, short-term exposure limit, short-termism, short-term memory, short time, short-timer, short title, short ton, short-waisted Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 British Dictionary definitions for short-term memory short-term memory noun psychol that section of the memory storage system of limited capacity (approximately seven items) that is capable of storing material for a brief period of timeCompare long-term memory Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Cultural definitions for short-term memory short-term memory Retention of information that undergoes little processing or interpretation and can be recalled for only a few seconds. Short-term memory can retain about seven items. notes for short-term memory A popular example of short-term memory is the ability to remember a seven-digit telephone number just long enough to dial a call. In most cases, unless the number is consciously repeated several times, it will be forgotten. The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved. Medical definitions for short-term memory short-term memory n. The phase of the memory process in which stimuli that have been recognized and registered are stored briefly. The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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