Associative Memory
Content-addressed or associative memory refers to a memory
organization in which the memory is accessed by its content (as
opposed to an explicit address). Thus, reference clues are "associated"
with actual memory contents until a desirable match (or set of matches)
is found.
Production systems are obvious
examples of systems that employ such a memory.
Associative memory stands as the most
likely model for cognitive memories, as well.
Humans retrieve information best
when it can be linked to other related information. This linking is
fast, direct and labyrinthian in the sense that the memory map is
many-to-many and homomorphic.
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