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noun
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.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
Topics: human-sciences, psychology, sciences
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Synonyms: STM
Antonyms: none provided
noun
what you can repeat immediately after perceiving it
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: STM, immediate memory
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: memory, remembering
History
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