Mental Process
short-term memory
Subclass of:
Memory
Definitions related to memory, short-term:
  • (working memory) Short term memory related to the storage, processing and recall of information required for the accomplishment of immediate cognitive tasks.
    NCI Thesaurus
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • (immediate memory) Reproduction, recognition, or recall of perceived material within seconds after presentation. Compare with long-term memory and short-term memory.
    Sadock's Comprehensive Glossary of Psychiatry and Psychology
    BJ Sadock Titles Press, 2012
  • (short-term memory) Information the brain stores temporarily, from milliseconds to minutes.
    Harvard Dictionary of Health Terms
    Harvard Medical Publishing, 2011
  • (short term memory) Temporary storage of information for a few seconds to hours, as opposed to long-term memory which refers to material stored for days, years, or a lifetime.
    CRISP Thesaurus
    National Institutes of Health, 2006
  • (short-term memory) The memory process that deals with the storage, retrieval and modification of information received a short time (up to about 30 minutes) ago. This type of memory is typically dependent on direct, transient effects of second messenger activation.
    Gene Ontology Dictionary
    Gene Ontology Consortium, 2021
  • Remembrance of information for a few seconds to hours.
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
  • Short-term memory, in psychology, the concept involving the extremely limited number of items that humans are capable of keeping in mind at one time. Of undeniable importance, the long-standing concept of "short-term memory" is one of the most researched topics in cognitive science. Nearly every...
    Encyclopedia Britannica
    Encyclopedia Britannica, Inc., 2020
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