read-on·ly memory
(rēd′ōn′lē)n.
ROM.
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Rom
(roʊm)n., pl. Rom, Rom•a (ˈroʊ mə)
a male Gypsy.
[1835–45; < Romany: married man; compare Skt ḍomba, ḍoma a low-caste minstrel]
ROM
(rɒm)n.
nonvolatile, nonmodifiable computer memory, used to hold programmed instructions to the system. Compare RAM.
[1960–65; r(ead)-o(nly)m(emory)]
Rom.
1. Roman.
2. Also, Rom Romance.
3. Romania.
4. Romanian.
5. Romans (New Testament).
rom.
roman (type).
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read-on·ly memory
(rēd′ōn′lē) See ROM.
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| Noun | 1. |  read-only memory - (computer science) memory whose contents can be accessed and read but cannot be changedCD-ROM, compact disc read-only memory - a compact disk that is used with a computer (rather than with an audio system); a large amount of digital information can be stored and accessed but it cannot be altered by the user EPROM, erasable programmable read-only memory - (computer science) a read-only memory chip that can be erased by ultraviolet light and programmed again with new data computer memory, computer storage, memory board, store, memory, storage - an electronic memory device; "a memory and the CPU form the central part of a computer to which peripherals are attached" computer science, computing - the branch of engineering science that studies (with the aid of computers) computable processes and structures |
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