short-termadj.

Etymology: < short adj. + term n.

Lasting for, pertaining to, or involving a relatively short period of time; maturing or becoming effective after a short period. Also quasi-adv.

ΘΚΠ

the world > time > duration > shortness or brevity in time > [adjective] > short-term

short-period1887

short-term1901

short run1947

1901 Scotsman 3 Apr. 10/1 Mr. Gage has bought in New York 2,000,000 dols. worth of short term bonds for the Sinking Fund.

1901 Westm. Gaz. 25 July 2/1 In the matter of remission of sentence the short-term prisoner has now been raised to an equality with the convict.

1932 Ann. Reg. 1931 194 The withdrawal of French short-term credits has given the impetus to the original crisis, and other foreign creditors had followed suit.

1943 J. S. Huxley Evol. Ethics iv. 31 All existing societies manifest considerable ethical disunity, and..this is an expression of the conflicts and contradictions inherent in the situation—conflicts between classes and groups, between long-term and short-term good, [etc.].

1948 ‘N. Shute’ No Highway 2 Short-term ad hoc experiments to solve a particular problem.

1956 Planning 22 41 The short-term forecasts, up to one year, are the basis for current production and buying and sales planning.

1959 Times 20 Jan. 9/3 It will not be enough, however, for the Government to solve the problems short-term.

1970 Money Which? Mar. 56/3 A gain counts as a short-term gain if, in general, you had held the asset for a year or less.

1980 Daily Tel. 28 June 16 The Minister of the Environment is seeking ways to control local high-spending by councils such as Manchester. Short-term, his powers are fairly limited.

Draft additions March 2019

short-term memory n. (originally) the capacity for remembering something for a relatively short period of time; (in later use also) spec. the phase or type of memory responsible for the temporary holding, typically for less than thirty seconds, of a small amount of information in an unmodified form; abbreviated STM.Contrasted with long-term memory.

ΚΠ

1948 Music Educators Jrnl. 34 iv. 62/3 Pitch discrimination may be a less important factor in tone deafness than permanent and short term memory for patterns.

1972 New Scientist 24 Feb. 428 This type of memory is referred to as short-term memory because the number of events we can hold in this fashion is strictly limited, and forgetting is extremely rapid once our attention is diverted.

1992 Sci. Amer. (U.K. ed.) Sept. 53/2 The prefrontal cortex is particularly relevant to schizophrenia because it contains circuits that are active during manipulation of symbolic information and in a type of short-term memory called working memory.

2018 Dominion Post (Wellington, N.Z.) (Nexis) 24 Feb. 6 The occasional ‘senior moment’ had developed into short-term memory loss. She wasted time looking for her keys, and forgot appointments.

Draft additions 1993

ˌshort-ˈtermer n. one who is engaged in some activity for a short time only; spec. = short-timer n. 3.

ΘΚΠ

the world > time > duration > shortness or brevity in time > [noun] > one who does something for a short time

termer1609

short-termer1961

society > authority > punishment > imprisonment > prisoner > [noun] > short-timer

short-timer1915

short-termer1961

1961 Webster's 3rd New Internat. Dict. Eng. Lang. Short-termer, a person serving a short prison sentence.

1977 New Yorker 24 Oct. 120/3 Short-termers are in and out of Green Haven before the administration can get to know them.

1989 Spectator 14 Jan. 29 He believes that civil servants..ought to be refreshed by..the incursion of irregulars and short-termers.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1986; most recently modified version published online March 2019).

单词	short-term
释义	short-termadj. Etymology: < short adj. + term n. Lasting for, pertaining to, or involving a relatively short period of time; maturing or becoming effective after a short period. Also quasi-adv. ΘΚΠ the world > time > duration > shortness or brevity in time > [adjective] > short-term short-period1887 short-term1901 short run1947 1901 Scotsman 3 Apr. 10/1 Mr. Gage has bought in New York 2,000,000 dols. worth of short term bonds for the Sinking Fund. 1901 Westm. Gaz. 25 July 2/1 In the matter of remission of sentence the short-term prisoner has now been raised to an equality with the convict. 1932 Ann. Reg. 1931 194 The withdrawal of French short-term credits has given the impetus to the original crisis, and other foreign creditors had followed suit. 1943 J. S. Huxley Evol. Ethics iv. 31 All existing societies manifest considerable ethical disunity, and..this is an expression of the conflicts and contradictions inherent in the situation—conflicts between classes and groups, between long-term and short-term good, [etc.]. 1948 ‘N. Shute’ No Highway 2 Short-term ad hoc experiments to solve a particular problem. 1956 Planning 22 41 The short-term forecasts, up to one year, are the basis for current production and buying and sales planning. 1959 Times 20 Jan. 9/3 It will not be enough, however, for the Government to solve the problems short-term. 1970 Money Which? Mar. 56/3 A gain counts as a short-term gain if, in general, you had held the asset for a year or less. 1980 Daily Tel. 28 June 16 The Minister of the Environment is seeking ways to control local high-spending by councils such as Manchester. Short-term, his powers are fairly limited. Draft additions March 2019 short-term memory n. (originally) the capacity for remembering something for a relatively short period of time; (in later use also) spec. the phase or type of memory responsible for the temporary holding, typically for less than thirty seconds, of a small amount of information in an unmodified form; abbreviated STM.Contrasted with long-term memory. ΚΠ 1948 Music Educators Jrnl. 34 iv. 62/3 Pitch discrimination may be a less important factor in tone deafness than permanent and short term memory for patterns. 1972 New Scientist 24 Feb. 428 This type of memory is referred to as short-term memory because the number of events we can hold in this fashion is strictly limited, and forgetting is extremely rapid once our attention is diverted. 1992 Sci. Amer. (U.K. ed.) Sept. 53/2 The prefrontal cortex is particularly relevant to schizophrenia because it contains circuits that are active during manipulation of symbolic information and in a type of short-term memory called working memory. 2018 Dominion Post (Wellington, N.Z.) (Nexis) 24 Feb. 6 The occasional ‘senior moment’ had developed into short-term memory loss. She wasted time looking for her keys, and forgot appointments. Draft additions 1993 ˌshort-ˈtermer n. one who is engaged in some activity for a short time only; spec. = short-timer n. 3. ΘΚΠ the world > time > duration > shortness or brevity in time > [noun] > one who does something for a short time termer1609 short-termer1961 society > authority > punishment > imprisonment > prisoner > [noun] > short-timer short-timer1915 short-termer1961 1961 Webster's 3rd New Internat. Dict. Eng. Lang. Short-termer, a person serving a short prison sentence. 1977 New Yorker 24 Oct. 120/3 Short-termers are in and out of Green Haven before the administration can get to know them. 1989 Spectator 14 Jan. 29 He believes that civil servants..ought to be refreshed by..the incursion of irregulars and short-termers. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1986; most recently modified version published online March 2019). < adj.1901
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