Noun | 1. | 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 fixed storage, read-only memory, read-only storage, ROM - (computer science) memory whose contents can be accessed and read but cannot be changed computer science, computing - the branch of engineering science that studies (with the aid of computers) computable processes and structures |