How to Use working memory in a Sentence

working memory

noun
  • And both models have a working memory large enough to hold a small library.
    — Deni Ellis Béchard, Scientific American, 21 Feb. 2026
  • The question isn't whether working memory training works.
    — William Jones, USA Today, 27 Aug. 2025
  • For the home optimizer, this means limiting working memory to a single week’s run.
    — Keivan Navaie, IEEE Spectrum, 22 Oct. 2025
  • Neuroscience shows that constant task-shifting taxes working memory and weakens executive function.
    — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 18 Feb. 2026
  • Maintaining focus itself depends on working memory's ability to sustain attention.
    — William Jones, USA Today, 27 Aug. 2025
  • Meanwhile, habitual daytime light exposure – consistent across the seven days – was tied to faster reaction times on the vigilance task and fewer errors in the tests measuring working memory and visual search skills.
    — New Atlas, 17 Jan. 2026
  • The overall consensus is that working memory involves both verbal and visual information, while also filtering out distractions and irrelevant details.
    — Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 27 May 2026
  • Apple's next product event is happening on September 9, and while the company hasn't technically dropped any hints about what's coming, anyone with a working memory and a sense of object permanence can tell you that an Apple event in the month of September means next-generation iPhones.
    — Andrew Cunningham, ArsTechnica, 5 Sep. 2025

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