# memo

Pronunciation: say "MEM-oh" US /ˈmɛmoʊ̯/, UK /ˈmɛməʊ̯/; AUS say "MEE-moh" /ˈmiːməʉ/

## Noun

1. A short written note, often sent within an organization; a memorandum.
   - Simple: A short written note that gives information or reminds someone of something.
   - _He scribbled a memo reminding the team to submit their reports by Friday._
   - _The office circulated a memo outlining the updated safety procedures._
4. A stored record of partial results that a program can reuse later instead of recomputing it.
   - Simple: A saved result that a program keeps so it does not have to work it out again.
   - _The function checks its memo before recomputing the same value._
   - _Storing each result as a memo cut the program's runtime dramatically._

## Verb

2. To send someone a note about a matter so that there is a record of it. *(colloquial)*
   - Simple: To send someone a written note about something so there is a record of it.
   - _He memoed the whole department about the revised travel policy._
   - _Memo me the details and I'll add them to the project file._
3. To record something; to make a note of it for future reference. *(colloquial)*
   - Simple: To write something down so you can remember it later.
   - _He quickly memoed the key points from the phone call._
   - _I'll memo the changes so we don't lose track of them._

## Origin

A shortened form (clipping) of the word "memorandum."

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/memo (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).