1. (noun)memory something that is remembered
"search as he would, the memory was lost"
2. (noun)memory, remembering the cognitive processes whereby pastexperience is remembered
"he can do it from memory"; "he enjoyed remembering his father"
3. (noun)memory, retention, retentiveness, retentivity the power of retaining and recalling pastexperience "he had a good memory when he was younger"
4. (noun)memory, computer memory, storage, computer storage, store, memory board an electronic memorydevice "a memory and the CPU form the central part of a computer to which peripherals are attached"
5. (noun)memory the area of cognitive psychology that studies memory processes
"he taught a graduate course on learning and memory"