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memory vs short-term memory

short-term memory vs memory

memory and short-term memory both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
memory Yes No No No
short-term memory Yes No No No
As nouns, short-term memory is a hyponym of memory; that is, short-term memory is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than memory:
  • memory: the cognitive processes whereby past experience is remembered
  • short-term memory: what you can repeat immediately after perceiving it
Other hyponyms of memory include immediate memory, STM, working memory, long-term memory, LTM, retrieval, recall, recollection, reminiscence, identification, recognition, association, connection, connexion, retrospection, musical memory.
memory (noun) short-term memory (noun)
an electronic memory device what you can repeat immediately after perceiving it
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 short-term memory

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