A device, such as a pattern of letters, ideas, or associations, that assists in remembering something. “Roy G. Biv” is a mnemonic for remembering the colors of the rainbow.
The art or technique of improving the memory by using memory aids. He turned to mnemonics to memorize long lists of medical terms.
(Computing) A symbolic name or abbreviation that represents a machine instruction in assembly language. The mnemonic MOV stands for the move instruction in many assembly languages.