definition of
memory

[1] #1 memory n. something that is remembered; "search as he would, the memory was lost". wn

[2] #2 memory n. [remembering] the cognitive processes whereby past experience is remembered; "he can do it from memory"; "he enjoyed remembering his father". wn

[3] #3 memory n. [retention, retentiveness, retentivity] the power of retaining and recalling past experience; "he had a good memory when he was younger". wn

[4] #4 memory n. [computer memory, storage, computer storage, store, memory board] an electronic memory device; "a memory and the CPU form the central part of a computer to which peripherals are attached". wn

[5] #5 memory n. the area of cognitive psychology that studies memory processes; "he taught a graduate course on learning and memory". wn