short-term memory

short-term memory

English

Noun

short-term memory (uncountable)

1. (psychology) 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.

Translations

Translations

Finnish: lyhytkestoinen muisti

French: mémoire à court terme (fr) f

See also

• long-term memory
• episodic memory
• procedural memory

References

• “short-term memory” (US) / “short-term memory” (UK) in Macmillan English Dictionary.
• “short-term memory” in Merriam–Webster Online Dictionary.
• “short-term memory” in the Collins English Dictionary