failure of memory
1Failure — Fail ure, n. [From {Fail}.] 1. Cessation of supply, or total defect; a failing; deficiency; as, failure of rain; failure of crops. [1913 Webster] 2. Omission; nonperformance; as, the failure to keep a promise. [1913 Webster] 3. Want of success;… …
2memory abnormality — Introduction any of the disorders that affect the ability to remember. Disorders of memory must have been known to the ancients and are mentioned in several early medical texts, but it was not until the closing decades of the 19th… …
3Memory and social interactions — Memory underpins and enables social interactions in a variety of ways. In order to engage in successful social interaction, organisms must be able to remember how they should interact with one another, who they have interacted with previously,… …
4Memory ProteXion — Memory ProteXion, found in IBM xSeries servers, is a form of redundant bit steering . This technology uses redundant bits in a data packet to recover from a DIMM failure. Memory ProteXion is different from normal ECC error correction in that it… …
5Failure-oblivious computing — is a technique that enables computer programs to continue executing despite memory errors. The technique handles attempts to read invalid memory by returning a manufactured value to the program, and it ignores invalid writes. This is a great… …
6Failure rate — is the frequency with which an engineered system or component fails, expressed for example in failures per hour. It is often denoted by the Greek letter λ (lambda) and is important in reliability engineering. The failure rate of a system usually… …
7Memory errors — Memory gaps and errors refer to the incorrect recall, or complete loss, of information in the memory system for a specific detail and/or event. Memory errors may include remembering events that never occurred, or remembering them differently from …
8Memory — For other uses, see Memory (disambiguation). Neuropsychology Topics …
9Memory improvement — The hippocampus regulates memory function. Memory improvement is the act of improving one s memory. Medical research of memory deficits and age related memory loss has resulted in new explanations and treatment techniques to improve memory,… …
10memory illusion — A term used to denote a false memory rather than a perceptual phenomenon, characterized by a failure to distinguish accurately between an event that actually took place and one that was merely imagined or thought about. The term memory… …
