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"photographic memory" is a correct and usable phrase in written English.
You can use it when you are referring to a person's ability to remember details of visual information with great accuracy. For example: "He had a photographic memory, so he was able to recall every detail of the map at a glance."
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photographic memory
noun
An eidetic memory; the ability to recall images, sounds, or objects in memory with great accuracy and in seemingly unlimited volume.
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In 2008, the photographer Rachel Seed began work on her first documentary film, "A Photographic Memory".
"Photographic memory?" I asked.
A photographic memory.
"Photographic memory is a detestable myth.
- On developing photographic memory through selfies.
He had a photographic memory.
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"He had a near-photographic memory.
"I have a near-photographic memory for everything," Wilson said.
Dr. Flaherty, who has a near-photographic memory, was not accustomed to rereading.
He has this near-photographic memory.
Sure, I miss having accurate vision, a near-photographic memory and an unfairly rapid metabolism.
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