0 the ability to remember things that happened just a few moments ago, or something that you remember from this time:
The accident nearly killed him and destroyed his short-term memory.
It takes a long time for short-term memories to get digested and really solidified in memory.
His short-term memory often fails him.
Lucy has short-term memory loss, so she can't remember Henry from day to day.
On hearing a phone number, short-term memory immediately absorbs the information.
