English Explanatory Dictionary

short-term memory

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The capacity for holding, but not manipulating, a small amount of information in mind in an active, readily available state for a short period of time.

Word forms

short-term memory

Synonyms

STM

Related words

long-term memory episodic memory procedural memory working memory
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