memory-based processing
nounUsing things you already remember to help you think and understand new things.
When you read a familiar word quickly, your memory-based processing helps you recognize it without sounding it out.
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2. In computing, a way of handling data by storing and retrieving it from memory rather than recalculating it.
The program uses memory-based processing to cache results and speed up repeated queries.
3. In psychology, thinking that relies on stored past experiences instead of new analysis.
Her quick answer came from memory-based processing rather than careful reasoning.
4. In machine learning, a method that makes predictions by comparing new inputs to stored examples.
The memory-based processing model classified the image by matching it to similar training samples.