aide-mémoire

aide-mémoire
/ayd"mem wahr"/; Fr. /ed may mwannrdd"/, n., pl. aide-mémoire.
a memorandum summarizing a discussion, agreement, or action.
[1840-50; < F: lit., (that which) aids (the) memory]

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