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Princeton's WordNet

  1. read-only memory, ROM, read-only storage, fixed storagenoun

    (computer science) memory whose contents can be accessed and read but cannot be changed

Wiktionary

  1. read-only memorynoun

    a computer memory chip that stores values but does not allow updates, in which the values are nonvolatile in that they are retained even when the computer is unpowered

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  1. read-only memory

    Read-only Memory (ROM) is a type of non-volatile storage medium that is used in computers and other electronic devices. This means that the data stored in ROM remains there even when the device is turned off. The data in ROM is also 'read-only', meaning that it can be read by the device but not modified or deleted. This makes ROM ideal for storing firmware and other critical system information that needs to be permanently saved.

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  1. Read-only memory

    Read-only memory is a class of storage medium used in computers and other electronic devices. Data stored in ROM cannot be modified, or can be modified only slowly or with difficulty, so it is mainly used to distribute firmware. In its strictest sense, ROM refers only to mask ROM, which is fabricated with the desired data permanently stored in it, and thus can never be modified. Despite the simplicity, speed and economies of scale of mask ROM, field-programmability often make reprogrammable memories more flexible and inexpensive. As of 2007, actual ROM circuitry is therefore mainly used for applications such as microcode, and similar structures, on various kinds of processors. Other types of non-volatile memory such as erasable programmable read only memory and electrically erasable programmable read-only memory are sometimes referred to, in an abbreviated way, as "read-only memory"; although these types of memory can be erased and re-programmed multiple times, writing to this memory takes longer and may require different procedures than reading the memory. When used in this less precise way, "ROM" indicates a non-volatile memory which serves functions typically provided by mask ROM, such as storage of program code and nonvolatile data.

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of read-only memory in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of read-only memory in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

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  • cof darllen yn unigWelsh
  • Festwertspeicher, Nur-Lese-SpeicherGerman
  • memoria de solo lecturaSpanish
  • lukumuistiFinnish
  • mémoire morteFrench
  • cuimhne inléite amháinIrish
  • memori hanya bacaIndonesian
  • lesminniIcelandic
  • memoria ROM, memoria a sola letturaItalian
  • ROM, 読み出し専用メモリJapanese
  • тұрақты жадтау құрылғысы, ТЖҚKazakh
  • lasāmatmiņaLatvian
  • тогтмол санах ойMongolian
  • ingatan baca sahajaMalay
  • pamięć tylko do odczytuPolish
  • [[memória]] [[somente]] [[de]] [[leitura]], memória ROMPortuguese
  • постоянное запоминающее устройство, ПЗУRussian
  • permanentná pamäťSlovak
  • brálni pomnílnikSlovene
  • постійний запам'ятовувачUkrainian

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