memorynoun/ˈmɛm.ə.ɹi/

• 1

  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.
  • And they say goldfish have no memory. I guess their lives are much like mine. And the little plastic castle is a surprise every time.
• 2

  A record of a thing or an event stored and available for later use by an organism.

  • I have no memory of that event.
  • My wedding is one of my happiest memories.
• 3

  computingengineeringmathematicsThe part of a computer that stores variable executable code or data (RAM) or unalterable executable code or default data (ROM).

  • This data passes from the CPU to the memory.
  • 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.
• 4

  The time within which past events can be or are remembered.

  • in recent memory
  • in living memory
• 5

  Of a material, which returns to its original shape when heated.

  • memory metal
  • memory plastic
• 6

  obsoleteA memorial.

  • These weeds are memories of those worser hours.
• 7

  Synonym of pelmanism (“memory card game”).

  • After he saw her a few more times, Mr. Cherkasky asked Ms. Cochrane out on a date in May 2008 to Central Park. He brought along some games to break the ice, and Ms. Cochrane brought cupcakes. They found a quiet place to sit and played Memory and Yahtzee, both of which were new to Ms. Cochrane.
  • One example of that would be a memory game that I originally worked on with a friend of mine at Ovrflo Media some time ago. If you aren't familiar with the game of memory, it's a matching game where you are presented with several cards in the facedown position.
• 8

  rarebiologynatural-scienceszoologyA term of venery for a social group of elephants, normally called a herd.