memoize

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verb

To store (the result of a computation) so that it can be subsequently retrieved without repeating the computation.

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Meanings

verbmemoize (third-person singular simple present memoizes, present participle memoizing, simple past and past participle memoized)

present singular third person memoizes · participle present memoizing · participle past memoized · past memoized

  1. transitivecomputingTo store (the result of a computation) so that it can be subsequently retrieved without repeating the computation.

Origin

From memo + -ize.

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Translations

German memoisieren
  • memoisierenTranslations
Italian memoizzare
  • memoizzareTranslations
Japanese メモ化
  • メモ化 (memoka)Translations
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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