working memory

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

working memory
    n 1: memory for intermediate results that must be held during
         thinking

from The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (8 July 2008)

working memory

   <storage, architecture> The parts of {main memory} ({RAM})
   currently in use.

   In a {production system}, working memory contains the facts,
   both initial and generated.

   (2005-06-17)