mnemonic

adj : of or relating to or involved the practice of aiding the

memory; "mnemonic device" [syn: {mnemotechnic}, {mnemotechnical}]

mnemonic

A word or string which is intended to be easier

to remember than the thing it stands for. Most often used in

"{instruction mnemonic}" which are so called because they are

easier to remember than the {binary} patterns they stand for.

Non-printing {ASCII} characters also have mnemonics like

{NAK}, {ESC}, {DEL} intended to evoke their meaning on certain

systems.

(1995-05-11)