mémoire

Definitions of mémoire
  1. noun
    an electronic memory device
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    ROM, mémoire morte
    (computer science) memory whose contents can be accessed and read but cannot be changed
    bloc-note
    (computer science) a high-speed internal memory used for temporary storage of preliminary information
    mémoire vive
    the most common computer memory which can be used by programs to perform necessary tasks while the computer is on; an integrated circuit memory chip allows information to be stored or accessed in any order and all storage locations are equally accessible
    type of:
    hardware, materiel
    (computer science) the mechanical, magnetic, electronic, and electrical components making up a computer system
    unité de stockage
    a device that preserves information for retrieval
  2. noun
    recall or remembrance
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    souvenir
    the process of remembering (especially the process of recovering information by mental effort)
  3. noun
    the cognitive processes whereby past experience is remembered
    synonyms: souvenir
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    mémoire de travail
    memory for intermediate results that must be held during thinking
    souvenir
    the process of remembering (especially the process of recovering information by mental effort)
    identification
    the process of recognizing something or someone by remembering
    association, connexion
    the process of bringing ideas or events together in memory or imagination
    identité
    the individual characteristics by which a thing or person is recognized or known
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    processus cognitif de base
    cognitive processes involved in obtaining and storing knowledge
  4. noun
    the power of retaining and recalling past experience
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    faculté
    one of the inherent cognitive or perceptual powers of the mind
  5. noun
    a unit for measuring computer memory
    synonyms: unité de mémoire
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    octet
    a sequence of 8 bits (enough to represent one character of alphanumeric data) processed as a single unit of information
    k, kilo-octet, ko
    a unit of information equal to 1024 bytes
    mega-octets, mo
    a unit of information equal to 1024 kibibytes or 2^20 (1,048,576) bytes
    giga-octets, go
    a unit of information equal to 1024 mebibytes or 2^30 (1,073,741,824) bytes
    tera-octets, to
    a unit of information equal to 1024 gibibytes or 2^40 (1,099,511,627,776) bytes
    type of:
    unité, unité de mesure
    any division of quantity accepted as a standard of measurement or exchange
  6. noun
    a recognition of meritorious service
    synonyms: commémoration
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    épitaphe
    a summary statement of commemoration for a dead person
    type of:
    reconnaissance
    approval
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