memory

noun

1. 1

   The ability of the brain to record information or impressions with the facility of recalling them later at will.

   “Memory is a facility common to all animals.”

2. 2

   A record of a thing or an event stored and available for later use by the organism.

   “I have no memory of that event.”

3. 3

   The part of a computer that stores variable executable code or data (RAM) or unalterable executable code or default data (ROM).

   “This data passes from the CPU to the memory.”

4. 4

   The time within which past events can be or are remembered.

   “in recent memory; in living memory”

5. 5

   (of a material) which returns to its original shape when heated

   “Memory metal; memory plastic.”

6. 6

   A memorial.

7. 7

   (collective) A term of venery for a social group of elephants, normally called a herd.