Memory is an organism's ability to store, retain, and recall information. Memory or Memories may also refer to: Memory Adaptive memory, memory systems that have evolved to help retain survival-and-fitness related information Collective memory, memory that is shared, passed on and constructed by a group or modern society Immunological memory, a characteristic of the adaptive immunity Long memory, a statistical property in which intertemporal dependence decays only slowly Long-term memory, the ability of the brain to store and recover memories Working memory or short-term memory, the ability of the brain (or a computer) to temporarily store data while processing it Body memory, the hypothetical memory function of individual body parts or cells Implicit memory, a type in which previous experiences help to perform a task with no awareness of those experiences Procedural memory, a type most frequently below conscious awareness that helps perform particular types of action Muscle memory is a form of procedural memory also known as motor learning Genetic memory (psychology), present at birth and exists in the absence of sensory experience Technology Battery memory, an effect observed in nickel cadmium rechargeable batteries that causes them to hold less charge Semiconductor memory, electronic memory used in digital electronics, for example: Computer memory, devices that are used to store data or programs on a temporary or permanent basis for use in a computer Read-only memory, semiconductor memory that cannot be modified Volatile memory, semiconductor memory that requires power to maintain the stored information Non-volatile memory, semiconductor memory that can retain the stored information even when not powered Computer data storage, computer components, devices, and recording media that retain digital data Plastic deformation of some elastic material that has been subjected to prolonged stress. Memory foam, a material that molds to the shape of a warm body but returns to its original shape on cooling Shape-memory alloy can be deformed when cold but returns to its pre-deformed ("remembered") shape when heated Art Memory (French), an 1886–1887 marble sculpture by Daniel Chester French Memory, the Heart, also known as Memory, a 1937 painting by Frida Kahlo Books "Memory" (H. P. Lovecraft), a short story by H.P. Lovecraft "Memory" (Poul Anderson), a 1957 science fiction narration by Poul Anderson "Memory" (Stephen King), a short story by Stephen King Memory (Bujold novel), a 1996 novel in the Vorkosigan Saga by Lois McMaster Bujold Memory (Westlake novel), a 2010 novel by Donald E. Westlake