memorycommand
nounUK /ˈmɛməri kəˈmɑːnd/
US /ˈmɛməri kəˈmænd/
A memory command is a special instruction that tells a computer what to do with things it remembers.
The program used a memory command to save the game before shutting down.
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2. A spoken order that helps you remember something.
Saying the list out loud became a memory command for the whole class.
3. A signal in a game that brings back saved progress.
Pressing the memory command loaded the player's last level.
4. A rule in a computer that controls where information is kept.
The engineer wrote a memory command to clear old files.