short-term memory

noun

short-term memory

noun
1

Human sciences, Psychology, Sciences The capacity for holding, but not manipulating, a small amount of information in mind in an active, readily available state for a short period of time.

Related terms
long-term memory, episodic memory, procedural memory, working memory

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