Editing Memorization (Shinun BaAl Peh) (section)

== Signs in the Talmud as Memory Aids ==
In the Talmud, there are many places where one can see abbreviated signs so that the disputes or laws in that subject will be easy to memorize and remember. The giving of signs is one of the memory aids that Chazal used in the Talmud, as well as later sages, in order to remember by heart matters of halacha or aggadah.

For example, the sign "YA'AL KaGa"M" which are the initials of the only six places where the halacha is ruled according to Abaye in his dispute with his disputant Rava.