memory bank
Americannoun
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the complete records, archives, or the like of an organization, country, etc.
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the total of a person's memories or recollections.
Etymology
Origin of memory bank
First recorded in 1950–55
Example Sentences
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Can a young investor, without actually living through a bear market, study enough history to adequately fill his memory bank?
From MarketWatch • Nov. 25, 2025
This time, he just needed to dig into the memory bank from last weekend when Gordon converted a penalty for the Magpies against champions Manchester City.
From BBC • Oct. 5, 2024
“So it’s fun to kind of go back into the memory bank and just remember some of the more stress-free times, I guess.”
From Seattle Times • Jan. 19, 2024
Bacteria end up with a memory bank of past phage infections which it files like mugshots, using them to identify and degrade that specific phage when it attacks again.
From Science Daily • Oct. 18, 2023
I pulled the tale from the memory bank, but it wasn't hard.
From "City of the Plague God" by Sarwat Chadda
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