# memo (10-memo.com)

A memo is a short written note you send to colleagues or yourself. It reminds people of something, shares quick updates, or records a decision for later. Most people think of office memos on paper or in email.

## What a model may hear
- memoization cache (computer science and programming): store and reuse results of expensive function calls to speed up code
- memory buffer or log (systems and hardware): treat the note as a temporary data storage area rather than a message
- blockchain memo field (cryptocurrency transactions): interpret the input as a short public message attached to a payment
- memoization decorator (Python and functional languages): apply automatic caching behavior to a function the user mentions

## Where people and models part ways
- Says: "Send me a memo about that"
  Means: Write me a short note
  May be taken as: Trigger a caching mechanism or expect a structured data object
  Say instead: "Write me a short note or email about that"
- Says: "Keep a memo of our talk"
  Means: Save a summary for later reference
  May be taken as: Store conversation data in a programmatic cache with lookup keys
  Say instead: "Save a summary of our talk in a document I can read later"
- Says: "Add a memo to the payment"
  Means: Include a personal note with the money
  May be taken as: Format input for a blockchain transaction's public memo field
  Say instead: "Include a private note with the payment, not visible to others"
- Says: "Memo this function"
  Means: Remember how this works
  May be taken as: Wrap the function in a memoization decorator that caches returns
  Say instead: "Explain how this function works so I can remember it"

## Tips
- Say 'write a note' instead of 'memo' if you want human-style output
- Specify 'programming memoization' if you do want caching behavior
- Say 'private note' or 'message' to avoid blockchain-style public fields
- Use 'summary' or 'minutes' for meeting records rather than 'memo'
- If you want a document, say 'document' or 'page' to avoid buffer or log interpretations

## Often confused with
- note: more clearly human, less likely to trigger caching
- reminder: time-based alert, not storage or caching
- minutes: formal meeting record, not programming term
- cache: purely technical, no human message sense
- message: communication without memoization overlap
- brief: legal or military summary, no CS meaning