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Whether you're a quarterback and you just threw a pick, or you're a corner and you just got beat for a touchdown, you've got to have a short-term memory, shake it off and play the next play.
Steve Mariucci

Meaning of "short-term memory" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF SHORT-TERM MEMORY

short-term memory play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SHORT-TERM MEMORY

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Short-Term memory is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES SHORT-TERM MEMORY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Short-term memory

Short-term memory is the capacity for holding a small amount of information in mind in an active, readily available state for a short period of time. The duration of short-term memory is believed to be in the order of seconds. A commonly cited capacity is 7 ± 2 elements. In contrast, long-term memory can hold an indefinite amount of information. Short-term memory should be distinguished from working memory, which refers to structures and processes used for temporarily storing and manipulating information.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SHORT-TERM MEMORY

short-order
short-range
short-sighted
short-sightedly
short-sightedness
short-sleeved
short-spined sea scorpion
short-spoken
short-staffed
short-stay
short-stay car park
short-tailed shearwater
short-tempered
short-term
short-term car park
short-termism
short-time working
short-waisted
short-wave
short-winded

WORDS THAT END LIKE SHORT-TERM MEMORY

armory
buffer memory
cache memory
collective memory
commit to memory
episodic memory
erasable programmable read only memory
extended memory
long-term memory
main memory
memory
nonvolatile memory
photographic memory
random access memory
read only memory
screen memory
selective memory
semantic memory
video memory
virtual memory
working memory

Synonyms and antonyms of short-term memory in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «short-term memory» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SHORT-TERM MEMORY

Find out the translation of short-term memory to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of short-term memory from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «short-term memory» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

短期记忆
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

memoria a corto plazo
570 millions of speakers

English

short-term memory
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

अल्पकालिक स्मृति
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الذاكرة على المدى القصير
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

кратковременная память
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

memória de curto prazo
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

স্বল্পমেয়াদী স্মৃতি
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

mémoire à court terme
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Ingatan jangka pendek
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Kurzzeitgedächtnis
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

短期記憶
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

단기 기억
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Memori jangka panjang
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

trí nhớ ngắn hạn
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

குறைநினைவு மறதிநோய்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

अल्पकालीन स्मृती
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

kısa süreli hafıza
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

memoria a breve termine
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

pamięć krótkotrwała
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

короткочасна пам´ять
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

memoria pe termen scurt
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

βραχυπρόθεσμη μνήμη
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

korttermyn-geheue
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

korttidsminnet
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

korttidsminne
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of short-term memory

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SHORT-TERM MEMORY»

The term «short-term memory» is regularly used and occupies the 59.816 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SHORT-TERM MEMORY» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about short-term memory

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3 QUOTES WITH «SHORT-TERM MEMORY»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word short-term memory.
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Pat Bowlen
I have short-term memory loss. I know that some of the memories of the Super Bowl championships are fading.
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Timothy Leary
There are three side effects of acid: enhanced long-term memory, decreased short-term memory, and I forget the third.
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Steve Mariucci
Whether you're a quarterback and you just threw a pick, or you're a corner and you just got beat for a touchdown, you've got to have a short-term memory, shake it off and play the next play.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SHORT-TERM MEMORY»

Discover the use of short-term memory in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to short-term memory and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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New Research on Short-Term Memory
This book presents the latest research in the field from around the world.
Noah B. Johansen, 2008
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Models Of Short-Term Memory
The capacity to accommodate patterns of performance in such patients is now viewed as providing a critical test for any model of short-term memory, as demonstrated clearly in the chapters in the present volume by Baddeley and by Martin and ...
Susan E. Gathercole, 2013
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Interactions Between Short-Term and Long-Term Memory in the ...
produced or the information is still in short-term memory. Short-term memory has to allow all possible codes, including those ascribed to longterm memory. Life 3: Estimates of short-term memory capacity Given that a researcher has proposed ...
Annabel Thorn, Mike Page, 2008
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Short-Term Memory Difficulties in Children: A Practical Resource
Written by a practising speech language therapist, this book provides a structured yet flexible approach to addressing the needs of children with short-term memory difficulties.
Joanne Rudland, 2004
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Thirty-Nine Years of Shortterm Memory Loss: The Early Days ...
Tom Davis’s voice is rich with irony and understatement as he tells tales of discovery, triumph, and loss with relentless humor.
Tom Davis, 2010
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Introduction to Psychology: Gateways to Mind and Behavior
Think of a time today when you used short-term memory (such as briefly remembering a phone number, a URL, or someone's name). How long did you retain the information? How did you encode it? How much do you remember now ? How is ...
Dennis Coon, John Mitterer, 2008
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Human Physiology: From Cells to Systems
TABLE 5-3 Characteristic Short-Term Memory Long-Term Memory Time of Storage after Acquisition of New Information Duration Capacity of Storage Retrieval Time (remembering) Inability to Retrieve (forgetting) Mechanism of Storage ...
Lauralee Sherwood, 2008
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Short-Term/Working Memory
This special issue of the International Journal of Psychology has its origins in the Quebec 98 Conference on Short-Term Memory, held in Quebec City, Canada, in June l998. Following this conference, participants were invited to submit ...
Ian Neath, Gordon D. A. Brown, Claudette Fortin, 1999
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Encyclopedia of Applied Psychology
Short-term memory, or working memory, is of quite limited capacity and is used to hold information in consciousness for immediate use. Long-term memory is quite vast and can retain information for extremely long periods of time (e.g., some ...
Charles Spielberger, 2004
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Short-and long-term memory in infancy and early childhood: ...
This book focuses on recent empirical and theoretical advances in the study of memory development in infancy and early childhood.
Lisa M. Oakes, Patricia J. Bauer, 2007

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SHORT-TERM MEMORY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term short-term memory is used in the context of the following news items.
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Statins unlikely to harm short-term memory
A study of nearly one million patients contradicts previous assertions that cholesterol-lowering statin drugs cause short-term memory loss. Researchers ... «Futurity: Research News, Jun 15»
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Electric brain stimulation may improve short-term memory in …
Lightly stimulating the brain with electricity may improve short-term memory in people with schizophrenia, according to a new study by researchers at the Johns ... «News-Medical.net, May 15»
3
Air pollution may impact IQ, short-term memory
They had short-term memory shortfalls, an IQ that while within the normal limits measured 10 points less, and changes in key metabolites in the brain that mirror ... «The Weather Network, Feb 15»
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Depressive thoughts reduce short-term memory, study finds
Study authors measured the participants' working memory, which affects short-term storage of information while other cognitive processes are active. «Fox News, Jan 15»
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Google's DeepMind creates a computer that mimics human short
Google's DeepMind startup has just unveiled a prototype computer that has its own short-term memory. Google acquired DeepMind earlier this year for a ... «Geek, Oct 14»
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Woman recalls husband after suffering short-term memory loss
Tunicia Hall, 43, of Queens was in the intensive care unit at a Long Island Hospital this summer after hemorrhaging and woke up with short-term memory loss. «New York's PIX11 / WPIX-TV, Oct 14»
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Always stressed? Beware - it'll affect your short-term memory in old …
Scientists linked the raised levels of cortisol to the gradual loss of synapses in the prefrontal cortex, the region of the brain that houses short-term memory. «Daily Mail, Jun 14»
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Chronic stress can hurt your memory
University of Iowa researchers recently found a connection between the stress hormone cortisol and short-term memory loss in older rats. Their findings ... «CNN, Jun 14»
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Laughter improves brain work, good for short-term memory
Latest study shows that laughing can make short-term memory better in older adults, linking laughter to delaying and preventing cognitive decline and dementia. «Tech Times, Apr 14»
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Effects Of Blood Sugar On Short-Term Memory
A new study in Neurology, the journal of the American Academy of Neurology, finds that even small elevations in blood sugar can influence short-term memory, ... «WBUR, Oct 13»

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