TERMIUM Plus®
From: Translation Bureau
On social media
Consult the Government of Canada’s terminology data bank.
OPERATIONAL MEMORY [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2010-10-27
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Cognitive Psychology
- Translation and Interpretation
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- working memory
1, record 1, English, working%20memory
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- operational memory 2, record 1, English, operational%20memory
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A limited-capacity system for temporary storage and manipulation of information for complex tasks such as comprehension, learning, and reasoning. 3, record 1, English, - working%20memory
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
In psychology, the term working memory, or operational memory, seems to have been first used in the modern sense by Posner and Rossman (1965), referring to a collection of items activated from long-term memory and kept in an active state during the solution of a problem. 4, record 1, English, - working%20memory
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Psychologie cognitive
- Traduction et interprétation
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- mémoire de travail
1, record 1, French, m%C3%A9moire%20de%20travail
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- mémoire opérationnelle 2, record 1, French, m%C3%A9moire%20op%C3%A9rationnelle
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Système de mémoire à capacité limitée permettant le stockage temporaire et la manipulation d’une information pendant la réalisation de tâches cognitives diverses. 3, record 1, French, - m%C3%A9moire%20de%20travail
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La notion de «mémoire de travail» [...] apparaît comme un système auxiliaire permettant de maintenir l'information disponible tout en assurant un lien avec les informations contenues dans la mémoire à long terme. 4, record 1, French, - m%C3%A9moire%20de%20travail
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Copyright notice for the TERMIUM Plus® data bank
© Public Services and Procurement Canada, 2026
TERMIUM Plus®, the Government of Canada's terminology and linguistic data bank
A product of the Translation Bureau
Features
GCtranslate (available on the Government of Canada network only)
Use this artificial intelligence prototype to translate Government of Canada content up to and including Protected B. Available to employees of selected departments and agencies only.
Writing tools
The Language Portal’s writing tools have a new look! Easy to consult, they give you access to a wealth of information that will help you write better in English and French.
Glossaries and vocabularies
Access Translation Bureau glossaries and vocabularies.
- Date Modified: