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write-only mem·o·ry
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Write-only memory
Write-only memory is the opposite of read-only memory. By definition, a WOM is a memory device which can be written but never read. Since there should be no practical use for a memory circuit from which data cannot be retrieved, the concept is most often used as a joke or a euphemism for a failed memory device. The first use of the term is generally attributed to Signetics in 1972. More recently, useful applications of write-only memory have been found. Signetics unintentionally published write-only memory literature as the result of an inside practical joke which is frequently referenced within the electronics industry, a staple of software engineering lexicons, and included in collections of the best hoaxes.
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of write-only memory in Chaldean Numerology is: 3
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of write-only memory in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5
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