memory bank

noun

1. the complete records, archives, or the like of an organization, country, etc.
2. the total of a person's memories or recollections.
3. data bank ( def 1 ).

Word History and Origins

Origin of memory bank¹

First recorded in 1950–55

Example Sentences

A built-in recording function, a metronome, and a memory bank for up to 200 custom kit configurations offer users robust control over how they practice and review their progress while allowing ample room for experimentation.

From Popular-Science

They work largely by going step by step through a list of instructions encoded in a memory bank, while accessing information stored in discrete memory slots.

From MIT Technology Review

Instead of having just one “laundry room” moment seared into his memory bank, Leo has dozens.

From Washington Post

JR: There goes your link to your childhood and she was the memory bank of our family.

From The Daily Beast

The omnipresent vertical file was, in reality, a robot memory bank.

From Project Gutenberg

Merlin—the circuitry, the memory-bank, the relays, everything—was installed inside them.

From Project Gutenberg