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SHORT-TERM MEMORY [3 records]

Record 1 2000-07-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Computer Memories
DEF

Data stored in core memory for a brief time period.

Key term(s)
  • immediate memory

French

Domaine(s)
  • Mémoires (Informatique)

Spanish

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Record 2 2000-07-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Artificial Intelligence
DEF

In expert systems, working memory is comprised of all of the attribute-value relationships that are established while the consultation is in progress.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Intelligence artificielle

Spanish

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Record 3 1994-12-06

English

Subject field(s)
  • Psychology (General)
DEF

Memory that has short duration (typically a few seconds) and is of limited capacity (5-9 items).

OBS

"Echo box" was the term used by Waugh and Norman (1965) to refer to short-term memory.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Psychologie (Généralités)
DEF

Mémoire n'assurant que l'utilisation immédiate ou à très court terme (quelques secondes) de l'information qui vient d'être perçue. Elle se caractérise par une capacité limitée et par un oubli très rapide.

Spanish

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