retainedmemory

noun
UK /rɪˈteɪnd ˈmɛməri/
US /rɪˈteɪnd ˈmɛməri/

A memory is something your brain keeps so you can remember it later.

The smell of cookies brought back a retained memory of baking with Grandma.


OTHER MEANINGS

2. Information a computer keeps so it can use it again.

The game saved your retained memory so you could keep playing later.

3. Something you practice until you can do it without thinking.

Tying your shoes is a retained memory your hands know by heart.

4. A special day you never forget.

Her birthday party stayed a happy retained memory for years.