Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary · 1913

Mnemonic

Mnemonic (ne*mon"ik) , a.

[Gr. mnhmoniko`s, fr. mnh`mwn mindful, remembering, mnh`mh memory, mna^sqai to think on, remember; akin to E. mind.]

Assisting in memory; helping to remember; as, a mnemonic device.

Also: Mnemonical

mnemonic , n.

1.
Something used to assist the memory, as an easily remembered acronym or verse.
2.
An abbreviated word that resembles the full word, used so as to be easily recognized; as, the CIDE uses... tags as mnemnonics for an italicised word or field.