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memory vs long-term memory

long-term memory vs memory

memory and long-term memory both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
memory Yes No No No
long-term memory Yes No No No
As nouns, long-term memory is a hyponym of memory; that is, long-term memory is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than memory:
  • memory: the cognitive processes whereby past experience is remembered
  • long-term memory: your general store of remembered information
Other hyponyms of memory include immediate memory, short-term memory, STM, working memory, LTM, retrieval, recall, recollection, reminiscence, identification, recognition, association, connection, connexion, retrospection, musical memory.
memory (noun) long-term memory (noun)
an electronic memory device your general store of remembered information
the power of retaining and recalling past experience
the cognitive processes whereby past experience is remembered
something that is remembered
the area of cognitive psychology that studies memory processes
Difference between memory and long-term memory

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