core memory
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of core memory
First recorded in 1960–65
Example Sentences
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“It was such a core memory for me,” said Otto, who held three fingers in the air as she ran back on defense after hitting a three-pointer with 43.3 seconds remaining.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 24, 2024
His diasporic background fueled his real-life melancholy – and it’s a core memory he said he tapped into while portraying Hae-sung.
From Salon • Mar. 8, 2024
They say the destruction of their home in Section 14 formed a core memory that would shape the rest of their lives.
From BBC • Jul. 1, 2023
He visited the Paris Air Show as a boy with his father and has “a core memory of watching MIGs doing Cobra maneuvers overhead.”
From Seattle Times • Jun. 20, 2023
See spam; see also aliasing bug, fandango on core, memory leak, memory smash, precedence lossage, overrun screw.
From The Jargon File, Version 4.2.2, 20 Aug 2000 by Steele, Guy L.
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