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mnemonic
mne·mon·ic M0357600 (nĭ-mŏn′ĭk)adj. Relating to, assisting, or intended to assist the memory.n. A device, such as a formula or rhyme, used as an aid in remembering.
[Greek mnēmonikos, from mnēmōn, mnēmon-, mindful; see men- in Indo-European roots.]
mne·mon′i·cal·ly adv.mnemonic (nɪˈmɒnɪk) or mnemonicaladj1. aiding or meant to aid one's memory2. (Education) of or relating to memory or mnemonicsnsomething, such as a verse, to assist memory[C18: from Greek mnēmonikos, from mnēmōn mindful, from mnasthai to remember] mneˈmonically advmne•mon•ic (nɪˈmɒn ɪk)
adj. 1. assisting or intended to assist the memory. 2. pertaining to mnemonics or to memory. n. 3. something intended to assist the memory, as a verse or formula. 4. a symbol, acronym, or other short form used as a computer code or function, as in programming. [1745–55; < Greek mnēmonikós of memory =mnēmon- mindful + -ikos -ic] mne•mon′i•cal•ly, adv. pron: mnemonic is frequently pronounced (in the computer field as nuˈmɒn ɪk, nyu-) as if the first syllable were new. Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | mnemonic - a device (such as a rhyme or acronym) used to aid recalldevice, gimmick, twist - any clever maneuver; "he would stoop to any device to win a point"; "it was a great sales gimmick"; "a cheap promotions gimmick for greedy businessmen" | | Adj. | 1. |  mnemonic - of or relating to or involved the practice of aiding the memory; "mnemonic device"mnemotechnic, mnemotechnical |
Translationsmnemonic
mnemonic[nə′män·ik] (psychology) Aiding or pertaining to memory. A device, such as combinations of letters, pictures, or words, to stimulate recall of the facts they represent. mnemonic (programming)A word or string which is intended to be easierto remember than the thing it stands for. Most often used in"instruction mnemonic" which are so called because they areeasier to remember than the binary patterns they stand for.Non-printing ASCII characters also have mnemonics likeNAK, ESC, DEL intended to evoke their meaning on certainsystems.mnemonicPronounced "ni-mon-ic." A memory aid. In programming, it is a name assigned to a machine function. For example, COM1 is the mnemonic assigned to serial port #1 on a PC. Programming languages are almost entirely mnemonics. For example, in x86 assembly language, CMP is used to represent the "compare" instruction and JE for "jump if equal."
Not Just for High Tech
Mnemonics have been used as verbal tricks to help people remember just about anything. For example "30 days hath September, April, June and November, etc." is a mnemonic rhyme. "Roy G. Biv" spells out the colors of a rainbow: red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo and violet.mnemonic
an·am·nes·tic (an'am-nes'tik), 1. Assisting the memory. Synonym(s): mnemonic2. Relating to the medical history of a patient. 3. Related to boosting immunity by repeated vaccination. mnemonic (nĭ-mŏn′ĭk)adj. Relating to, assisting, or intended to assist the memory.n. A device, such as a formula or rhyme, used as an aid in remembering.
mne·mon′i·cal·ly adv.mnemonic Any linguistic device, such as a rhyme, song verse, formula, acronym or other, which is used to jog the memory.
Example
SADCHALETS—A UK mnemonic used in the context of a major incident (mass disaster) for the information that the first police officer or other person on the scene should relay to their control room:
• S—survey the scene;
• A—assess the scene;
• D—disseminate to those who need to know (police, fire, ambulance, highways, etc.);
• C—casualties (how many, seriousness);
• H—hazards (HAZCHEM, fire, etc.);
• A—access routes for emergency services;
• L—location (exact position and give accurate directions to control room);
• E—emergency services (liaise with others so they know what has been done or needs to be done);
• T—ype of incident (e.g., two vehicle injury etc.);
• S—scene log, if appropriate (e.g., life threatening).mnemonic Any artifice–eg, rhyme, formula, acronym, used to jog the memoryan·am·nes·tic (an'am-nes'tik) 1. Assisting the memory.
Synonym(s): mnemonic. 2. Relating to the medical history of a patient. See MNE
See MNEmnemonic
Synonyms for mnemonicnoun a device (such as a rhyme or acronym) used to aid recallRelated Wordsadj of or relating to or involved the practice of aiding the memorySynonyms- mnemotechnic
- mnemotechnical
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