different between memo vs guideword

English

Etymology

Clipping of memorandum

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /?m?m???/
• (US) IPA^(key): /?m?mo??/
• Rhymes: -?m??

Noun

memo (plural memos)

1. A short note; a memorandum.
2. (computing) A record of partial results that can be reused later without recomputation.

Derived terms

• memoization
• memoize

Translations

Verb

memo (third-person singular simple present memos, present participle memoing, simple past and past participle memoed)

1. (informal) To record something; to make a note of something.
2. (informal) To send someone a note about something, for the record.

Anagrams

• mome

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from English memo. Equivalent to a shortening of memorandum.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?me?.mo?/
• Hyphenation: me?mo

Noun

memo n or m (plural memo's)

1. memo (reminder, short note)

Japanese

Romanization

memo

1. R?maji transcription of ??

Portuguese

Adverb

memo

1. Eye dialect spelling of mesmo.

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?memo/, [?me.mo]

Etymology 1

Onomatopoeic of stuttering.

Noun

memo m (plural memos)

1. idiot

Adjective

memo (feminine mema, masculine plural memos, feminine plural memas)

1. silly, stupid

References

• “memo” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.

Etymology 2

Clipping of memorando.

Noun

memo m (plural memos)

1. (chiefly Chile, Guatemala, Honduras) memorandum

English

Alternative forms

• guide word

Etymology

guide +? word

Noun

guideword (plural guidewords)

1. A watchword; a word or phrase that serves as one's guide.
2. (publishing) A word that is printed at the top or bottom of the page in a reference work, in order to help readers find a specific entry.
3. (chiefly business) Any of the words in a memo or email that define metadata regarding the message, such as sender, recipient, and subject.

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