short-term memory
noun[CorU]
uk/ˌʃɔːt.tɜːm ˈmem.ər.i/us/ˌʃɔːrt.tɜ˞ːm ˈmem.ɚ.i/theabilitytorememberthings thathappenedjust a fewmomentsago, or something that yourememberfrom thistime:
Theaccidentnearlykilledhim anddestroyedhisshort-termmemory.
Ittakesalongtimeforshort-termmemoriesto getdigestedand reallysolidifiedinmemory.
- Hisshort-termmemoryoftenfailshim.
- Lucy hasshort-termmemoryloss, so she can'trememberHenry fromdaytoday.
- Onhearingaphonenumber,short-termmemoryimmediatelyabsorbstheinformation.
Memory and memories
- at/in the back ofyourmindidiom
- clear
- confabulation
- corporate memory
- eidetic
- false memory syndrome
- flash
- go down
- live
- long memory
- memory
- memory bank
- muscle memory
- nostalgia
- nostalgic
- retentive
- to the best ofmyrecollectionidiom
- unsee
- within living memoryidiom
- withinyourmemoryidiom