memory -
n. (pl. -ies)
1 the faculty by which things are recalled to or
kept in the
mind.
2 a this
faculty in an individual (my
memory is beginning to fail). b one's store of things remembered (buried deep in my
memory).
3 a recollection or remembrance (the
memory of better times).
4 the
storage capacity of a computer or other electronic machinery.
5 the remembrance of a person or thing (his mother's
memory haunted
him).
6 a the
reputation of a dead person (his
memory lives on). b in formulaic phrases used of a dead sovereign etc. (of blessed
memory).
7 the
length of time over which the
memory or memories of any given person or group extends (within living
memory; within the
memory of anyone still working here).
8 the act of remembering (a deed worthy of
memory).
commit to memory learn (a thing) so as to be able to recall it. from memory without verification in books etc. in memory of to keep alive the remembrance of. memory bank (or board) the memory device of a computer etc. memory lane (usu. prec. by down, along) an imaginary and sentimental journey into the past. memory mapping Computing the allocation of peripheral devices to appear located within the main memory of a computer. [ME f. OF memorie, memoire f. L memoria f. memor mindful, remembering, rel. to MOURN]
