long-term memory

American  

noun

1. information stored in the brain and retrievable over a long period of time, often over the entire life span of the individual (short-term memory ).

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long-term memory British  

noun

1. psychol that section of the memory storage system in which experiences are stored on a semipermanent basis Compare short-term memory

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Etymology

Origin of long-term memory

First recorded in 1965–70

Example Sentences

"If treatment can start before significant damage has been done, it may be possible to better preserve long-term memory."

From Science Daily

Department of Veterans Affairs to treat PTSD, helped her pack the imagery into long-term memory.

From Los Angeles Times

You start planning the rest of your life: telling your spouse you may eventually become incapacitated; looking into long-term memory care; checking off as many bucket list items as you can.

From The Wall Street Journal

The company has long-term memory contracts, which can help insulate it from volatile pricing dynamics and reflect a push to lock prices in when cycles are favorable.

From MarketWatch

Pathway’s architecture organizes short-term memory very differently than the transformer, with an update mechanism that resembles what is found in the brain, and, crucially, has the same storage pattern as long-term memory, according to Stamirowska.

From The Wall Street Journal