mnemonics Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a method or system for improving the memory
  2. noun a device (such as a rhyme or acronym) used to aid recall
    mnemonic.

WordNet

Mne*mon"ics noun
Etymology
Gr. : cf. F. mnémonique.
Definitions
  1. The art of memory; a system of precepts and rules intended to assist the memory; artificial memory.

Webster 1913