What is the difference between recollection and memory?
recollection | memory | Synonyms |
The act of recollecting, or recalling to the memory; the operation by which objects are recalled to the memory, or ideas revived in the mind; reminiscence; remembrance.
The power of recalling ideas to the mind, or the period within which things can be recollected; remembrance
That which is recollected; something called to mind; a reminiscence.
(archaic) (also spelled re-collection) The act or practice of collecting or concentrating the mind; concentration; self-control.
(uncountable) The ability of an organism to record information about things or events with the facility of recalling them later at will.
* (rfdate) Albert Schweitzer
A record of a thing or an event stored and available for later use by the organism.
(computing) The part of a computer that stores variable executable code or data (RAM) or unalterable executable code or default data (ROM).
The time within which past events can be or are remembered.
(attributive, of a material) which returns to its original
(obsolete) A memorial.
* Shakespeare
Memory is a synonym of recollection.
As nouns the difference between recollection and memory
is that recollection is the act of recollecting, or recalling to the memory; the operation by which objects are recalled to the memory, or ideas revived in the mind; reminiscence; remembrance while memory is the ability of an organism to record information about things or events with the facility of recalling them later at will.recollection
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Etymology 1
Via (etyl) .Noun
(en-noun)- ''Alas that distant event isn't within my recollection anymore.
- ''One of his earliest recollections ." - (Thomas Babington Macaulay).
- ''From such an education Charles contracted habits of gravity and recollection .
Synonyms
* reminiscence * remembrance * memory.Derived terms
* recollectiveEtymology 2
memory
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Alternative forms
* memorie (archaic)Noun
- Memory is a facility common to all animals.
- Happiness is nothing more than good health and a bad memory .
- I have no memory of that event.
- This data passes from the CPU to the memory .
- in recent memory'''''; ''in living '''memory
- These weeds are memories of those worser hours.