correspondingmemory
nounUK /ˌkɒrɪˈspɒndɪŋ ˈmɛməri/
US /ˌkɔːrəˈspɑːndɪŋ ˈmɛməri/
A memory that matches or goes with something else.
When she smelled fresh cookies, a corresponding memory of her grandmother's kitchen came to mind.
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2. A memory that is stored in the same place as another piece of information.
The computer kept a corresponding memory for each saved file.
3. A memory that fits a pattern or rule you are thinking about.
For every shape on the card, he found a corresponding memory of where he had seen it before.
4. A memory that answers or balances another memory.
Her happy memory of the trip had a corresponding memory of getting lost on the way home.