RAM

RAM  (rm)

n. Computer Science

A memory device in which information can be accessed in any order.

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[r(andom-)a(ccess) m(emory).]

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ram  (rm)

n.

1. A male sheep.

2. Any of several devices used to drive, batter, or crush by forceful impact, especially:

a. A battering ram.

b. The weight that drops in a pile driver or steam hammer.

c. The plunger or piston of a force pump or hydraulic press.

3. A hydraulic ram.

4.

a. A projection on the prow of a warship, used to batter or cut into enemy vessels.

b. A ship having such a projection.

5. Ram See Aries.

tr.v. rammed, ram·ming, rams

1. To strike or drive against with a heavy impact; butt: rammed the door with a sledgehammer until it broke open.

2. To force or press into place.

3. To cram; stuff: rammed the clothes into the suitcase.

4. To force passage or acceptance of: rammed the project through the city council despite local opposition.

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[Middle English, from Old English ramm.]

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rammer n.

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ram [ræm]

n

1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Breeds) an uncastrated adult sheep

2. (Engineering / Mechanical Engineering) a piston or moving plate, esp one driven hydraulically or pneumatically

3. (Engineering / Mechanical Engineering) the falling weight of a pile driver or similar device

4. (Military / Arms & Armour (excluding Firearms)) short for battering ram

5. (Transport / Nautical Terms) Also called rostrum beak a pointed projection in the stem of an ancient warship for puncturing the hull of enemy ships

6. (Transport / Nautical Terms) a warship equipped with a ram

7. Slang a sexually active man

vb rams, ramming, rammed

1. (tr; usually foll by into) to force or drive, as by heavy blows to ram a post into the ground

2. (of a moving object) to crash with force (against another object) or (of two moving objects) to collide in this way the ships rammed the enemy

3. (tr; often foll by in or down) to stuff or cram (something into a hole, etc.)

4. (tr; foll by onto, against etc.) to thrust violently he rammed the books onto the desk

5. (tr) to present (an idea, argument, etc.) forcefully or aggressively (esp in the phrase ram (something) down someone's throat)

6. (Military / Firearms, Gunnery, Ordnance & Artillery) (tr) to drive (a charge) into a firearm

[Old English ramm; related to Old High German ram ram, Old Norse ramr fierce, rimma to fight]

rammer  n

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Ram [ræm]

n

(Spirituality, New Age, Astrology & Self-help / Astrology) the. the constellation Aries, the first sign of the zodiac

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RAM¹

n Computing

acronym for

(Electronics & Computer Science / Computer Science) random access memory: semiconductor memory in which all storage locations can be rapidly accessed in the same amount of time. It forms the main memory of a computer, used by applications to perform tasks while the device is operating

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RAM²

abbreviation for

(Music, other) Royal Academy of Music

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RAM  (rm)

Short for random access memory. The main memory of a computer, in which data can be stored or retrieved from all locations at the same (usually very high) speed. See also dynamic RAMstatic RAM

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	RAM - the most common computer memory which can be used by programs to perform necessary tasks while the computer is on; an integrated circuit memory chip allows information to be stored or accessed in any order and all storage locations are equally accessible random access memory, random memory, random-access memory, read/write memory buffer storage, buffer store, buffer - (computer science) a part of RAM used for temporary storage of data that is waiting to be sent to a device; used to compensate for differences in the rate of flow of data between components of a computer system magnetic core, core - (computer science) a tiny ferrite toroid formerly used in a random access memory to store one bit of data; now superseded by semiconductor memories; "each core has three wires passing through it, providing the means to select and detect the contents of each bit" core memory, magnetic core memory - (computer science) a computer memory consisting of an array of magnetic cores; now superseded by semiconductor memories RAM disk - (computer science) a virtual drive that is created by setting aside part of the random-access memory to use as if it were a group of sectors; "access to a RAM disk is very fast but the data it contains is lost when the system is turned off" volatile storage - computer storage that is erased when the power is turned off
	2.	Ram - (astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in Aries Aries individual, mortal, person, somebody, someone, soul - a human being; "there was too much for one person to do" astrology, star divination - a pseudoscience claiming divination by the positions of the planets and sun and moon
	3.	Ram - the first sign of the zodiac which the sun enters at the vernal equinox; the sun is in this sign from about March 21 to April 19 Aries the Ram, Aries
	4.	ram - a tool for driving or forcing something by impact battering ram - a ram used to break down doors of fortified buildings head - the striking part of a tool; "the head of the hammer" rammer - a tool for driving something with force tool - an implement used in the practice of a vocation
	5.	ram - uncastrated adult male sheep; "a British term is `tup'" tup horn - one of the bony outgrowths on the heads of certain ungulates sheep - woolly usually horned ruminant mammal related to the goat
Verb	1.	ram - strike or drive against with a heavy impact; "ram the gate with a sledgehammer"; "pound on the door" ram down, pound thrust - push forcefully; "He thrust his chin forward"
	2.	ram - force into or from an action or state, either physically or metaphorically; "She rammed her mind into focus"; "He drives me mad" drive, force toenail, toe - drive obliquely; "toe a nail" drive - compel somebody to do something, often against his own will or judgment; "She finally drove him to change jobs" thrust - push forcefully; "He thrust his chin forward" drive - to compel or force or urge relentlessly or exert coercive pressure on, or motivate strongly; "She is driven by her passion" beat in, drill in, hammer in, ram down - teach by drills and repetition
	3.	ram - undergo damage or destruction on impact; "the plane crashed into the ocean"; "The car crashed into the lamp post" crash clash, collide - crash together with violent impact; "The cars collided"; "Two meteors clashed"
	4.	ram - crowd or pack to capacity; "the theater was jampacked" chock up, cram, jampack, wad, jam stuff - cram into a cavity; "The child stuffed candy into his pockets" cram - put something somewhere so that the space is completely filled; "cram books into the suitcase"

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ram

verb

1. hit, force, drive into, strike, crash, impact, smash, slam, dash, run into, butt, collide with They used a lorry to ram the main gate.

2. cram, pound, force, stuff, pack, hammer, jam, thrust, tamp He rammed the key into the lock and kicked the front door open.

ram something home drive home, stress, emphasize We need to ram home the message.

Translations

RAM [ræm]

A. N ABBR (Comput) =random access memory → RAM f

B. CPD RAM chip N → chip m de RAM

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ram [ræm]

A. N

1. (Zool) → carnero m

2. (Astron) → Aries m

3. (Mil) → ariete m

B. VT

1. (= force) to ram a hat down on one's head → incrustarse el sombrero
to ram clothes into a case → meter la ropa a la fuerza en una maleta
to ram a nail into a wall → incrustar un clavo en una pared
to ram sth into a hole → meter algo a la fuerza en un agujero
to be rammed up against sth → estar apretado contra algo
they ram their ideas down your throat (fig) → te hacen tragar sus ideas a la fuerza
we had Campoamor rammed into us at school → tuvimos que darnos un atracón de Campoamor en el colegio

2. (= collide with) (deliberately) → embestir contra (Naut) → embestir con el espolón; (accidentally) → chocar con or contra
the thieves rammed a police car → los ladrones embistieron contra un coche de la policía
the car rammed the lamppost as it slid off the road → el coche se metió contra la farola al salirse de la carretera

C. CPD ram raid N → robo m (rompiendo el escaparate etc con un coche)
ram raider N → ladrón/ona m/f (que entra en el establecimiento rompiendo el escaparate etc con un coche)

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RAM [ˈræm] n abbr (COMPUTING) (=random access memory) → RAM f

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ram [ˈræm]

n

(= animal) → bélier m

(ASTROLOGY) → bélier m

vt

(= push with force) → enfoncer
He rammed the key into the lock → Il enfonça la clé dans la serrure.
to ram the ball home (= score a goal) → envoyer la balle au fond des filets d'un tir puissant
to ram sth home [+ message, point] → enfoncer qch dans les crânes

(= crash into) [+ ship, car, bus] → percuter
The thieves rammed a police car → Les voleurs ont percuté une voiture de police.

vi
to ram into sth [car, driver, ship] → percuter qch

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RAM

n (Comput) abbr of random access memory → RAM m or nt; 1 megabyte of RAM → 1 Megabyte RAM

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ram

n

(= animal) → Widder m, → Schafbock m; the Ram (Astrol) → der Widder

(Tech) → Ramme f, → Rammbär m, → Rammbock m; (of hydraulic press) → Stoßheber m, → hydraulischer Widder

(Mil) = battering ram

(inf: = man) → Rammler m (inf)

vt

(= push) stick, post, umbrella → stoßen; (with great force) → rammen; (= pack) → zwängen; (Tech) pile → rammen; to ram cotton wool in(to) one’s ears → sich (dat) → Watte in die Ohren stopfen; to ram a charge home (Mil) → laden; (Min) → eine Sprengladung anbringen; to ram home a message → eine Botschaft an den Mann bringen; to ram something down somebody’s throat (inf) → jdm etw eintrichtern (inf)

(= crash into) ship, car → rammen; the car rammed a lamppost → das Auto prallte gegen einen Laternenpfahl

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RAM [ræm] n abbr (Comput) =random access memory → RAM f inv

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ram [ræm]

1. n (Zool) → montone m, ariete m (Astrol, Mil) → ariete

2. vt

a. to ram (into) (pack tightly) → calcare (in), pigiare (in); (push down) → ficcare (in); (stick into) → conficcare
to ram one's hat down on one's head → calcarsi il cappello in testa
they rammed their ideas down my throat → hanno cercato di imbottirmi la testa con le loro idee

b. (collide with, ship) → speronare; (car) → cozzare, sbattere contro
the car rammed the lamppost → la macchina è andata a sbattere con il muso contro il lampione

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RAM

n RAM [ram]

(abbreviaiton) Random Access Memory; computer memory that is used as a temporary store of data that may be changed or deleted. ETG ذاكِرَة الوُصول العَشْوائي РАМ памет paměť s přímým přístupem ram; arbejdslager RAM, Speicher Μνήμη Άμεσης Προσέγγισης RAM RAM (muutmälu) رم؛ حافظه کامپوتر työmuisti RAM רָאם रैम RAM memorija közvetlen elérésű tármemória, RAM RAM RAM ラム（等速呼出記憶装置） [컴퓨터] 램 tiesioginės kreipties atmintis (datora) brīvpieejas atmiņa RAM RAM RAM (direkteminne) память с произвольной выборкой pamäť typu RAM RAM, hitri pomnilnik random-memorija RAM-minne หน่วยความจำของคอมพิวเตอร์ Rastgele Erişimli Bellek 隨機存取記憶體 оперативна пам'ять رینڈم ایکسس میموری bộ nhớ truy xuất ngẫu nhiên 随机存取存储器

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