short-term storage

collocation in English

meaningsofshort-termandstorage

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short-term
adjective
uk
/ˌʃɔːtˈtɜːm/
us
/ˈʃɔːrt.tɝːm/
lasting a ...
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storage
noun[U]
uk
/ˈstɔː.rɪdʒ/
us
/ˈstɔːr.ɪdʒ/
the putting and keeping of things in a special place for use in ...
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(Definition ofshort-termandstoragefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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The visuospatial sketchpad is responsible for theshort-termstorageand processing of visual and spatial information.
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An important distinction among the conceptualizations of working memory is in howshort-termstorageis implemented and how it is related to long-term memory.
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By this account individual differences in the efficiency of both phonological sequence learning and phonologicalshort-termstoragemechanisms independently contribute to receptive vocabulary knowledge.
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To sum up, unitary memory accounts argue against a separateshort-termstoragefacility.
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The estimate was 2.0 proverbs inshort-termstorageon the average.
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They assumed that the most recent items are recalled from either of two sources:short-termstorageor long-term storage.
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Working memory refers to retaining information inshort-termstoragewhile processing incoming information and retrieving information from long-term storage.
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Thus, this task leads to an estimate of four items in capacitylimitedshort-termstorage.
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We are concerned with one aspect of the "working memory" system, namely, the neural implementation ofshort-termstorage.
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This view of memory does not call for separate, distinct neural systems forshort-termstorageof information.
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What we see in nonword repetition, or othershort-termstoragetasks, is a measure of the efficiency of this learning device.
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Score on these tasks provided an indication of theshort-termstorageof novel phonological forms.
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This neuronal coding can provide information for processing the temporal features of sensory stimuli and might representshort-termstoragefor identifying the predictability of a sequence of sensory stimuli.
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These findings argue against ashort-termstoragefunction of the ventral stream for object materials, thus challenging the view of sensory-specific short-term storage functions of the posterior cortex.
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Baddeley (1986; 2001a; 2002) posited that the working memoryshort-termstoragemodules are separate from long-term memory storage modules.
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These results are encouraging in terms of extending the lifespan of particularly short-lived seeds, raising the chances of successfulshort-termstorageand long-distance transport associated with the seed trade.
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Haxby et al. suggested that the role of these posterior regions is mainly in the domain of perceptual processing, and thatshort-termstoragedepends primarily on frontal regions.
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Once the pre-treatment has been done, the refrigerator can be removed to hard-standing forshort-termstorageof less than 12 months.
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Technically they cover a wide field, fromshort-termstorageat selected sites to very long-term storage and ultimate disposal.
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