Memory is an organism's ability to store, retain, and recall information.
Memory may also refer to:
Memory Adaptive memory, memory systems that have evolved to help retain survival-and-fitness related information Collective memory, memory that is shared, passed on and constructed by a group or modern society Immunological memory, a characteristic of the adaptive immunity Long memory, a statistical property in which intertemporal dependence decays only slowly Long-term memory, the ability of the brain to store and recover memories Working memory or short-term memory, the ability of the brain (or a computer) to temporarily store data while processing it Body memory, the hypothetical memory function of individual body parts or cells Implicit memory, a type in which previous experiences help to perform a task with no awareness of those experiences Procedural memory, a type most frequently below conscious awareness that helps perform particular types of action Muscle memory is a form of procedural memory also known as motor learning Genetic memory (psychology), present at birth and exists in the absence of sensory experience
Technology Battery memory, an effect observed in nickel cadmium rechargeable batteries that causes them to hold less charge Semiconductor memory, electronic memory used in digital electronics, for example: Computer memory, devices that are used to store data or programs on a temporary or permanent basis for use in a computer Read-only memory, semiconductor memory that cannot be modified Volatile memory, semiconductor memory that requires power to maintain the stored information Non-volatile memory, semiconductor memory that can retain the stored information even when not powered Computer data storage, computer components, devices, and recording media that retain digital data Plastic deformation of some elastic material that has been subjected to prolonged stress. Memory foam, a material that molds to the shape of a warm body but returns to its original shape on cooling Shape-memory alloy can be deformed when cold but returns to its pre-deformed ("remembered") shape when heated
Art Memory (French), an 1886–1887 marble sculpture by Daniel Chester French Memory (Dallin), a 1924 bronze sculpture by Cyrus E. Dallin Memory, the Heart, also known as Memory, a 1937 painting by Frida Kahlo
Books "Memory" (H. P. Lovecraft), a short story by H.P. Lovecraft "Memory" (Poul Anderson), a 1957 science fiction narration by Poul Anderson "Memory" (Stephen King), a short story by Stephen King Memory (Bujold novel), a 1996 novel in the Vorkosigan Saga by Lois McMaster Bujold Memory (Westlake novel), a 2010 novel by Donald E. Westlake Memory, a 1987 novel by Margaret Mahy
Film and television Memory, a 1971 documentary by Grigori Chukhrai Memory, 2004 short film featuring Kimberly Norris Guerrero Memory (2006 film), a techno-thriller by Bennett Joshua Davlin Memory (2008 film), a Thai horror film Memory (2022 film), an American action-thriller film starring Liam Neeson Memory (2023 film), an English-language drama film starring Jessica Chastain and Peter Sarsgaard Memory (TV series), a 2016 South Korean drama "Memory" (Not Going Out), a 2019 television episode
Music
Albums Memory (Dan Michaelson and The Coastguards album), 2016 Memory (EP), by Mamamoo, 2016 Memory (Vivian Girls album), 2019 Memory, a 2018 Hélène Grimaud album
Songs "Memory" (Cats song), a song from the 1981 musical Cats "Memory" (Sugarcult song), 2004 "Memory" (Kane Brown and Blackbear song), 2021 "Memory", a 1912 art song by the classical composer John Ireland on lyrics by the poet William Blake "Memory", a 1959 art song by the classical composer Ned Rorem on lyrics by the poet Theodore Roethke "Memory", a 2007 song by Sarah Nixey from Sing, Memory "Memory", a track from the soundtrack of the 2015 video game Undertale by Toby Fox
Other Pamyat (Память, "memory"), a Russian ultra-nationalist organization
See also Memories (disambiguation) Meme Art of memory Concentration (game) or "Memory", a card game