memoization

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Canada, US/ˌmɛmoʊaɪˈzeɪʃən/

noun

A technique in which partial results are recorded (forming a memo) and then can be re-used later without having to recompute them.

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Meanings

nounmemoization (uncountable)

alternative memoisation

  1. uncountablecomputerA technique in which partial results are recorded (forming a memo) and then can be re-used later without having to recompute them.

Origin

By surface analysis, memo + -ization.

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Translations

Chinese Mandarin 记忆化
  • 记忆化 (jìyìhuà)Translations
French mémoization
  • mémoizationTranslations
German Memoisation
  • MemoisationTranslations
Italian memoizzazione
  • memoizzazioneTranslations
Japanese メモ化
  • メモ化 (memoka)Translations
Polish memoizacja
  • memoizacjaTranslations
Portuguese memoização
  • memoizaçãoTranslations
Russian мемоизация
  • мемоизация (memoizacija)Translations

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with memoization

informationeducationlocationapplicationassociationadministrationorganizationcorporationregistrationAsianfoundationcommunicationpopulationnavigationstationaccommodationoperationpublicationvacationtransportationevaluationimplementationinstallationnation
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Cite this entry
APA

memoization. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/memoization

MLA

“memoization.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/memoization. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “memoization,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/memoization.

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