"working memory" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: working memories [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} working memory (countable and uncountable, plural working memories)
  1. (psychology) A cognitive system with a limited capacity that can hold information temporarily. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Psychology Translations (cognitive system with a limited capacity): ذاكرة عاملة (Arabic), memòria de treball [feminine] (Catalan), arbejdshukommelse (Danish), werkgeheugen [neuter] (Dutch), töömälu (Estonian), työmuisti (Finnish), mémoire de travail [feminine] (French), Arbeitsgedächtnis [neuter] (German), זיכרון עבודה (Hebrew), munkamemória (Hungarian), memoria di lavoro [feminine] (Italian), ワーキングメモリ (Japanese), қызметтік жады (qyzmettık jady) (Kazakh), حافظه کاری (Persian), pamięć robocza [feminine] (Polish), memória de trabalho [feminine] (Portuguese), рабо́чая па́мять (rabóčaja pámjatʹ) [feminine] (Russian), radna memorija [feminine] (Serbo-Croatian), memoria de trabajo [feminine] (Spanish), arbetsminne [neuter] (Swedish), çalışma belleği (Turkish), робоча пам'ять (roboča pamʺjatʹ) [feminine] (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-working_memory-en-noun-wz5x5Mfs Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: human-sciences, psychology, sciences

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      "sense": "cognitive system with a limited capacity",
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      "sense": "cognitive system with a limited capacity",
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