Glossary M

Glossary M

Membership is the state of being a part of, or included within a social group.

Membrane refers to structure that separates the inside of a cell from the outside.

Memetic Viruses is defined as hoaxes, chain letters, or erroneous alerts

Memoing means writing memos (memorandums) that become part of the data for analysis in qualitative research such as Grounded theory. Memos/Memorandums can describe and define concepts, deal with methodological issues, or offer initial theoretical formulations.

Memorial activities are activities intended to commemorate the life or legacy of someone who has died; formal services to mark a death and celebrate a life without the presence of a body; may be held several weeks after a death. Memorial activities need not follow any prescribed format

Deutsch: Gedächtnis / Español: Memoria / Português: Memória / Français: Mémoire / Italiano: Memoria /

Memory is defined as the mental system for receiving, encoding , storing, organizing, altering, and retrieving information.

Memory color is the idea that an object’s characteristic color influences our perception of that object’s color.

Memory consolidation refers to the biochemical process/processes by which neural synaptic connections are strengthened or weakened.