Entry Word: memo

Function: noun

Meaning: 1 a message on paper from one person or group to another <a long series of memos between the two authors collaborating on the book> — see letter
2 a usually brief written reminder <taped a memo to her computer about the upcoming meeting> — see note 1
3 a written communication giving information or directions <memos were the standard means of office communication before the arrival of e-mail> — see memorandum 1