concept-driven encoding
nounA way of storing information by its meaning instead of just its sound or spelling.
Concept-driven encoding helps you remember that a whale is a mammal because you link it to the idea of animals that breathe air.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. In computing, organizing data by the ideas or concepts it represents rather than by raw text or numbers.
The search engine uses concept-driven encoding to find pages about 'dogs' even when the word 'dog' is not typed.
3. A learning strategy where you group facts by their underlying ideas to remember them better.
For the science test, she used concept-driven encoding and grouped all the planets by their size.
4. In psychology, a way the brain stores memories based on what things mean to the person.
Concept-driven encoding explains why you remember a birthday party by how happy it felt, not by the exact words spoken.