short-term memory

== English == === Noun === short-term memory (uncountable) (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 ==== ==== 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.com Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present. “short-term memory”, in Collins English Dictionary, 2011–present.