jargon

Comparison

Memory: short-termvsMemory: long-term

Memory: short-term

Short-term memory is the current context window.

Memory: long-term

Long-term memory is anything persisted outside it (a database, files, a vector store) and selectively reloaded.

The difference

Short-term memory is the current context window; long-term memory is anything persisted outside it (a database, files, a vector store) and selectively reloaded. All 'memory' features are retrieval systems wearing a friendly name.

Entry: Memory (short-term vs long-term)

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