TIL the phrase "core memory" was coined by the movie Inside Out

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MrMelodramatic posted...
I feel like its always been a term. Its like learning that Debbie downer was coined by SNL in the mid-2000s and not something from 1850

Or like people assuming the word meme was invented online in the early 2000s when it was originally coined in the 70s.

I can't prove that "core memory" (in the sense of foundational formative experiences) was in use before 2015, and I'm sure most modern use - especially by younger people - is referencing Inside Out, but "core memory" (in a different context) has been a tech term for 70+ years.

Wikipedia tells me "core memories" were a thing in Star Fox Assault (2005) though.
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