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Memo vs Memoir - What's the difference?

memo | memoir |

As nouns the difference between memo and memoir

is that memo is a short note; a memorandum while memoir is an autobiography; a book describing the personal experiences of an author.

As a verb memo

is to record something; to make a note of something.

memo

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • A short note; a memorandum.
  • (computing) A record of partial results that can be reused later without recomputation.

    • Derived terms

    * memoization * memoize

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • (informal) To record something; to make a note of something.
  • (informal) To send someone a note about something, for the record.
    • I made sure to memo him about the client's complaints.

    Anagrams

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    memoir

    English

    (wikipedia memoir)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • An autobiography; a book describing the personal experiences of an author.
    • When I retire, I'm going to write my memoirs .
  • Any form of narrative describing the personal experiences of a writer.

    • Usage notes

    * A memoir differs from a simple autobiography by not focusing on the author as the primary subject matter, but on people and events in the author's life. Emphasis is placed on personal observations about external events. * The plural memoirs is very often used to refer to a single work.

    Related terms

    * memory

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