memory

(noun) something that is remembered. Example: "Search as he would, the memory was lost."

(noun) the cognitive processes whereby past experience is remembered. Synonyms: remembering. Examples: "He can do it from memory." "He enjoyed remembering his father."

(noun) the power of retaining and recalling past experience. Synonyms: retention, retentiveness, retentivity. Example: "He had a good memory when he was younger."

(noun) an electronic memory device. Synonyms: computer memory, storage, computer storage, store, memory board. Example: "A memory and the cpu form the central part of a computer to which peripherals are attached."

(noun) the area of cognitive psychology that studies memory processes. Example: "He taught a graduate course on learning and memory."