OXFORD 9000
📚 noun • entry_id 4648

memory

/ˈmɛm.ə.ɹi/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
memoria
The ability of the brain to record information or impressions with the facility of recalling them later, usually at will.
Memory is a facility common to all animals.
recuerdo
A record of a thing or an event stored and available for later use by the organism.
I have no memory of that event.
My wedding is one of my happiest memories.
memoria
The part of a computer that stores variable executable code or data (RAM) or unalterable executable code or default data (ROM).
My first microcomputer had 12K of memory. When I expanded to a full 64K, I thought I had all the memory I'd ever need. Hah. I know better now.
This data passes from the CPU to the memory.
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