hint vs memory

hint

noun
  • Information in a computer-based font that suggests how the outlines of the font's glyphs should be distorted in order to produce, at specific sizes, a visually appealing pixel-based rendering; an instance of hinting. 

  • A small, barely detectable amount. 

  • An instruction to the database engine as to how a query should be executed, for example whether to use an index or not. 

  • An implicit suggestion that avoids a direct statement. 

  • A clue. 

verb
  • To develop and add hints to a font. 

  • To imply without a direct statement; to provide a clue. 

  • To bring to mind by a slight mention or remote allusion; to suggest in an indirect manner. 

memory

noun
  • The ability of the brain to record information or impressions with the facility of recalling them later at will. 

  • Which returns to its original shape when heated 

  • A term of venery for a social group of elephants, normally called a herd. 

  • The time within which past events can be or are remembered. 

  • A record of a thing or an event stored and available for later use by the organism. 

  • The part of a computer that stores variable executable code or data (RAM) or unalterable executable code or default data (ROM). 

  • Synonym of pelmanism (“memory card game”). 

How often have the words hint and memory occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )