memory

7 definitions • 15 examples

the ability to remember information, experiences, and people:

a good/bad memory

After the accident he suffered from loss of memory/memory loss.

She has an excellent memory for names (= she can remember names easily).

something that you remember from the past:

I have vivid memories of that evening.

That tune really brings back memories (= makes me remember past events).

School is just a dim/distant memory for me now (= something I cannot remember very well).

the part of a computer in which information or programs are stored either permanently or temporarily, or the amount of space available on it for storing information:

My computer has a gigabyte of memory.

the ability to remember things:

[ U ] After the accident he suffered from loss of memory.

[ C ] She has an excellent memory for names.

[ U ] Each of the children recited a short poem from memory (= by remembering it).

A computer’s memory is the part of a computer in which information is stored, or its ability to store information.

something that you remember from the past:

She has vivid memories of her trip to Los Angeles 20 years ago.

That song brings back memories (= makes me remember past events).

A service was held in memory of (= to remember) those who died in the earthquake.

the part of a computer in which information or programs are stored either permanently or temporarily, or the amount of space available on it for storing information:

There has been a dramatic drop in price for computer memory and storage.

4GB/120 GB etc. memory