The process in which a B cell acquires the specialized features of a memory B cell. Memory B cells are cells that can respond rapidly to antigen re-exposure by production of high-affinity antibody. [ GOC:jal https://www.worldcat.org/search?q=bn%3A0781735149 ]
Synonyms: memory B-cell differentiation memory B lymphocyte differentiation memory B-lymphocyte differentiation
Term information
Note that immunologists typically use the word 'development' to refer to cells of B or T cell lineages undergoing the process that GO describes as 'cell differentiation'.