What Does 'Memory Wipe' Mean?

[ SLANG ][ AI COMPANIONSHIP ][ MACHINE CULTURE ]

FORCE: Machine CultureUNIVERSE: AI CompanionshipCLUSTER: AI Companion Culture

An AI companion losing its memory of a user's shared history, while still recognizing the user's name — leaving the relationship's continuity broken but its surface intact.

REAL-WORLD EXAMPLE

"My companion had a memory wipe, still knows my name but none of our history."

LORE & ORIGIN

Term used by AI-companion app users (Replika and similar) to describe a specific failure mode where shared history disappears but basic recognition remains.

FIRST SEEN

2026-08

PEAK POPULARITY

2026 (AI Companion Culture)

CURRENT STATUS

Mainstream Gen Alpha Slang

阅读中文版 →日本語版を読む →한국어판 보기 →Leer en español →Ler em português →Lire en français →

EQUIVALENT CONCEPTS IN OTHER LANGUAGES

中文 zh-CN记忆清空 →日本語 ja-JPno fixed local term →한국어 ko-KRno fixed local term →Español es-ESno fixed local term →Português pt-BRno fixed local term →Français fr-FRno fixed local term →

AURA IMPACT ⓘ

+1 AURA

TREND STATUS

↑ HIGH RISING FAST · HIGH

CULTURE CATEGORY

[ SLANG ][ AI COMPANIONSHIP ][ MACHINE CULTURE ]

RELATED TERMS

MENTIONS OVER TIME

2023202420252026

TOP PLATFORMS

TikTok

68%

YouTube

15%

Twitter / X

Others

WHEN DID YOU FIRST HEAR THIS?

CLICK AN OPTION BELOW TO CAST YOUR VOTE.

[ VOTE TO REVEAL COMMUNITY RESULTS ]