photographic memory

noun

: an unusual ability to remember things completely and exactly as they were seen, read, etc.

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The clue [Full of vivid detail, as a memory] solves to EIDETIC, the technical term for what’s more commonly known as a photographic memory. — New York Times, 24 Sep. 2026

He was said to have a photographic memory, amazing people with his remembrance of details through the years. — Gabriel Burns, AJC.com, 20 Sep. 2026

The series followed a police detective with a photographic memory played by Poppy Montgomery. — Kelly Allen, PEOPLE, 30 Aug. 2026

But Jim, who had a photographic memory, could study the script for 10 minutes and then read the entire thing on air from memory. — Rick Kogan, Chicago Tribune, 28 Aug. 2026

Rhymes for photographic memory

• emery