short-term memory

English

Noun

short-term memory (uncountable)

1. (psychology) 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.

   Synonym: STM

Translations

Translations

• Dutch: kortetermijngeheugen (nl) n
• Finnish: lyhytkestoinen muisti, pikamuisti
• French: mémoire à court terme (fr) f
• German: Kurzzeitgedächtnis (de) n
• Italian: memoria a breve termine f
• Maori: mahara maupoto
• Polish: pamięć krótkotrwała f
• Russian: кратковре́менная па́мять f (kratkovrémennaja pámjatʹ)
• Spanish: memoria a corto plazo f
• Swedish: närminne n, korttidsminne (sv) n (psychology)

See also

• long-term memory
• episodic memory
• procedural memory
• working memory

References

• “short-term memory” (US) / “short-term memory” (UK) in Macmillan English Dictionary.
• “short-term memory”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
• “short-term memory”, in Collins English Dictionary.