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Memory Alpha

/ˈmɛm(ə)ɹi ˈælfə/

Memory Alpha proper noun: a collaborative project to create the most definitive, accurate, and accessible encyclopedia and reference for everything related to Star Trek; Star Trek wiki.

Proper noun

Memory Alpha

  1. (rare) A collaborative project to create the most definitive, accurate, and accessible encyclopedia and reference for everything related to Star Trek; Star Trek wiki.
    • In response, online fandoms have turned to the creation and maintenance of wikis to help sort through and organize the often overwhelming amount of detail in the source material. Memory Alpha, a Star Trek wiki, is one such fandom example.2014, Marta González-Lloret, Lourdes Ortega, Technology-mediated TBLT: Researching Technology and Tasks
  2. (Star Trek) An inhabited planetoid and the home for a Federation central library.
    • As noted earlier, some researchers cite species as a significant factor in determining the value of Memory Alpha cards. If species affect the value of Memory Alpha cards, why does it fail to do so in this sample?2012, Ortiz Zezzatti, Carlos Alberto Ochoa, Logistics Management and Optimization through Hybrid Artificial Intelligence
    • Approaching Memory Alpha, which Looks Just Like it Did on the Original TV Series I thought I had this when I learned Memory Alpha still existed in this Trekverse.2012, Ryan Somma, Mediaphilism

Questions about Memory Alpha

What does Memory Alpha mean?
Memory Alpha means a collaborative project to create the most definitive, accurate, and accessible encyclopedia and reference for everything related to Star Trek; Star Trek wiki.
What part of speech is Memory Alpha?
Memory Alpha is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Memory Alpha?
Memory Alpha is pronounced /ˈmɛm(ə)ɹi ˈælfə/.

Words near Memory Alpha in the dictionary

  1. memorizers
  2. memorizes
  3. memorizing
  4. memorizings
  5. memory
  6. Memory Alpha
  7. memory B cell
  8. memory B cells
  9. memory balloon
  10. memory ballooning
  11. memory bank

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