long-term memory


noun

information stored in the brain and retrievable over a long period of time, often over the entire life span of the individual (contrasted with short-term memory).

Origin of long-term memory

First recorded in 1965–70

British Dictionary definitions for long-term memory

long-term memory

noun

psychol that section of the memory storage system in which experiences are stored on a semipermanent basis Compare short-term memory

Medical definitions for long-term memory

long-term memory

n.

The phase of the memory process considered the permanent storehouse of retained information.