memory /mem″ərē/ [L, memoria] , 1. the mental faculty or power that enables one to retain and to recall, through unconscious associative processes, previously experienced sensations, impressions, ideas, concepts, and all information that has been consciously learned. 2. the reservoir of all past experiences and knowledge that may be recollected or recalled at will. 3. the recollection of a past event, idea, sensation, or previously learned knowledge. Kinds include affect memory, anterograde memory, kinesthetic memory, long-term memory, screen memory, short-term memory, visual memory. See also amnesia, déjà vu. 4. (in occupational therapy) a functional outcome assessed by a variety of standardized tools and therapist expertise related to cognitive capacity, strategy of use of that capacity, and recall of information.
