memory trace

/ˌmɛməri treɪs/
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Other forms: memory traces

Definitions of memory trace
  1. noun
    a postulated biochemical change (presumably in neural tissue) that represents a memory
    synonyms: engram
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    type of:
    memory
    something that is remembered
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