Mnemonic

a.	1.	Assisting in memory; helping to remember; as, a mnemonic device.
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.

Adj.

1.

mnemonic - of or relating to or involved the practice of aiding the memory; "mnemonic device" Synonyms: mnemotechnic, mnemotechnical

(programming)

mnemonic - A word or string which is intended to be easier to remember than the thing it stands for. Most often used in "instruction mnemonic" which are so called because they are easier to remember than the binary patterns they stand for. Non-printing ASCII characters also have mnemonics like NAK, ESC, DEL intended to evoke their meaning on certain systems.

mnemonics, mnemotechnic, mnemotechnical