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Mnemonic : adj : of or relating to or involved the practice of aiding the
memory; "mnemonic device" [syn: mnemotechnic, mnemotechnical]
Based on WordNet 2.0
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Mnemonic : \Mne*mon"ic\, Mnemonical \Mne*mon"ic*al\, a. [Gr. ?,
fr. ? mindful, remembering, ? memory, ? to think on,
remember; akin to E. mind.]
Assisting in memory.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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Mnemonic :
A word or string which is intended to be easier
to remember than the thing it stands for. Most often used in
"{instruction mnemonic" which are so called because they are
easier to remember than the binary patterns they stand for.
Non-printing ASCII characters also have mnemonics like
NAK, ESC, DEL intended to evoke their meaning on certain
systems.
(1995-05-11)
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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