Meanings
plural working memories
- countableuncountablehuman sciencesA cognitive system with a limited capacity that can hold information temporarily.
In each case, our primary interest is in identifying what role, if any, is played by working memory in the development of the particular domain of language ability.
2014 February 4, Susan E. Gathercole, Alan D. Baddeley, Working Memory and Language, Psychology Press, →ISBN, page 251 more example
Not only can working memory assessment inform the diagnosis of learning disabilities, but the early screening of working memory could identify children at risk for learning problems.
2011 January 4, Milton J. Dehn, Working Memory and Academic Learning, John Wiley & Sons, →ISBN, page 7
Translations
Arabic ذَاكِرَة عَامِلَة
- ذَاكِرَة عَامِلَةcognitive system with a limited capacity
Catalan memòria de treball
- memòria de treballcognitive system with a limited capacity
Danish arbejdshukommelse
- arbejdshukommelsecognitive system with a limited capacity
Dutch werkgeheugen
- werkgeheugencognitive system with a limited capacity
Estonian töömälu
- töömälucognitive system with a limited capacity
Finnish työmuisti
- työmuisticognitive system with a limited capacity
French mémoire de travail
- mémoire de travailcognitive system with a limited capacity
German Arbeitsgedächtnis
- Arbeitsgedächtniscognitive system with a limited capacity
Hebrew זיכרון עבודה
- זיכרון עבודהcognitive system with a limited capacity
Hungarian munkamemória
- munkamemóriacognitive system with a limited capacity
Italian memoria di lavoro
- memoria di lavorocognitive system with a limited capacity
Japanese ワーキングメモリ
- ワーキングメモリcognitive system with a limited capacity
Persian حافظه کاری
- حافظه کاریcognitive system with a limited capacity
Polish pamięć robocza
- pamięć roboczacognitive system with a limited capacity
Portuguese memória de trabalho
- memória de trabalhocognitive system with a limited capacity
Russian рабо́чая па́мять
- рабо́чая па́мять (rabóčaja pámjatʹ)cognitive system with a limited capacity
Spanish memoria de trabajo
- memoria de trabajocognitive system with a limited capacity
Swedish arbetsminne
- arbetsminnecognitive system with a limited capacity
Turkish çalışma belleği
- çalışma belleğicognitive system with a limited capacity
Ukrainian робоча пам'ять
- робоча пам'ять (roboča pamʺjatʹ)cognitive system with a limited capacity
Cite this entry
working memory. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/working%20memory
“working memory.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/working%20memory. Accessed November 2, 2026.
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