total recall

noun

1. the ability to remember with complete, detailed accuracy.

total recall

noun

1. psychol the faculty or an instance of complete and clear recall of every detail of something

Word History and Origins

Origin of total recall¹

First recorded in 1925–30

Example Sentences

In 2019, the Cybertruck was compared by some to a sleek steel car from Paul Verhoeven’s “Total Recall.”

From Los Angeles Times

Decades removed from her “SNL” hosting debut, the “Total Recall” and “Casino” star said she thinks that people don’t know how to play with each other anymore and have become too guarded.

From Los Angeles Times

He dealt with all that in his 2012 autobiography Total Recall.

From BBC

“Be Useful” reads more like a Chat GPT digest of “Total Recall,” Arnie’s turgid 2012 memoir, than spiritual guidance.

From Los Angeles Times

“I woke up and all of a sudden the doctors were in front of me saying, ‘I’m so sorry but it was unlike what we planned,’” the “Total Recall” actor said.

From Los Angeles Times