short-term memory
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short-term memory
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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.
Similar: STM
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| Español | memoria a corto plazo |
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| Français | mémoire à court terme |
| Deutsch | Kurzzeitgedächtnis |
| Italiano | memoria a breve termine |
| Русский | кратковре́менная па́мять kratkovrémennaja pámjatʹ |
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