Mnemonic

Mnemonic means to assist the memory. A mnemonic is an easily recalled word or phrase that makes it easier to recall hard-to-remember items, or simply a device, an image or story, to jog the memory. "Thirty days hath September..." is a mnemonic. Mnemonics are different from abbreviations, which are simply a shortening, or from acronyms, words formed from the first letters of a phrase, as in NATO.

In programmer-speak, a mnemonic is simply a name that is easy to remember.

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Mind Tools-Memory Techniques-Using Mnemonics To Learn More Effectively

A series of guides to the use of mnemonics in a variety of situations.