RAM (r m)n. Computer Science A memory device in which information can be accessed in any order. |
| 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. [Middle English, from Old English ramm.] ram  mer n. |
ram
Noun
1. an uncastrated adult male sheep
2. a hydraulically or pneumatically driven piston
3. the falling weight of a pile driver
4. short for battering ram
Verb
[ramming, rammed]
1. to strike against with force
2. to force or drive: he rammed his sword into the man's belly
3. to stuff or cram
4. ram something home to make something clear or obvious: to ram home the message
5. ram something down someone's throat to put forward or emphasize an argument or idea with excessive force [Old English ramm]
RAM Computers random access memory: a temporary storage space which loses its contents when the computer is switched off
| 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 |
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| 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 accessiblebuffer 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core - (computer science) a tiny ferrite toroid formerly used in a random access memory to store one bit of data; now superseded by semiconductor memories; "each core has three wires passing through it, providing the means to select and detect the contents of each bit" core memory,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 Ariesindividual, 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 | |
| 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'"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" 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 - 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" | |
| 3. | ram - undergo damage or destruction on impact; "the plane crashed into the ocean"; "The car crashed into the lamp post" | |
| 4. |  ram - crowd or pack to capacity; "the theater was jampacked"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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Translations
RAM [ræm] n abbr (Comput) (= random access memory) → mémoire vive
ram [ræm] n → bélier m
ram [ræm] n → bélier m
vt (= push) → enfoncer [+ soil]; tasser (= crash into) [+ vehicle] → emboutir: [+ lamppost etc]; percuter;
(in battle) → éperonner
RAM [ræm] n abbr (COMPUT) (= random access memory) → RAM f
ram [ræm] n → montone m; ariete m;
ram [ræm] n → montone m; ariete m;
(device) → ariete
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 RAM רָאם रैम RAM memorija közvetlen elérésű tármemória, RAM RAM RAM ラム（等速呼出記憶装置） ?컴퓨터? 등속(等速) 호출 기억 장치 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 隨机存取存儲器 оперативна пам'ять رینڈم ایکسس میموری bộ nhớ truy xuất ngẫu nhiên 随机存取存储器
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