memory vs recollection

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”). 

recollection

noun
  • The power of recalling ideas to the mind, or the period within which things can be recollected; remembrance. 

  • The act or practice of collecting or concentrating the mind; concentration; self-control. 

  • The act of recollecting, or recalling to the memory; the act of recalling to memory. 

  • That which is recollected; something called to mind; a reminiscence. 

  • A spiritual retreat, especially one that is short. 

  • Process of collecting again. 

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