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corporate memory noun

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the combined knowledge and experience of a company's employees
Corporate memory loss is a major problem for some businesses who cut their staff in the early 1990s.

(Definition of corporate memory noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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