short-term memory

noun

1. information retained in the brain and retrievable from it over a brief span of time (long-term memory ).

short-term memory

noun

1. psychol that section of the memory storage system of limited capacity (approximately seven items) that is capable of storing material for a brief period of time Compare long-term memory

short-term memory

1. Retention of information that undergoes little processing or interpretation and can be recalled for only a few seconds. Short-term memory can retain about seven items.

A popular example of short-term memory is the ability to remember a seven-digit telephone number just long enough to dial a call. In most cases, unless the number is consciously repeated several times, it will be forgotten.

Word History and Origins

Origin of short-term memory¹

First recorded in 1965–70

Example Sentences

In the transformer, short-term memory and long-term memory are organized in an incompatible manner, with no clear way to transfer from short-term memory to long-term memory, according to Stamirowska.

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For many years, researchers focused on two primary memory centers: the hippocampus, which supports short-term memory, and the cortex, which was believed to store long-term memories.

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Even then, I have prided myself on having a good enough short-term memory to get me through.

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It wasn’t catastrophic but it left him with damage to his short-term memory and focus.

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In the programmes, Scales told how her short-term memory was beginning to fade.

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