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PROM
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prom
English
Etymology
In all senses, by acronymy.
Pronunciation
en /pɹɒm/
en /pɹɑm/ father-bother
en ɒm 1
Noun
en programmable read-only memory en electronics en programmable read-only memory a chip that can be programmed one or more times (depending on the type) and generally cannot be re-programmed without special equipment (if at all); once programmed and installed in a device, it functions as a read-only chip (as if it had been hard-wired to function that way).
en ROM<id:read-only memory> read-only memory < memory
en EPROM EEPROM OTPROM
277 After you have blown the code into the PROMs, you can read it out, but you can't write to them anymore.
en prelabor rupture of membranes en medicine en w:prelabor rupture of membranes.
en ROM<id:rupture of membranes> rupture of membranes < rupture#Noun
en PPROM
en passive range of motion en range of motion passive range of motion.
en ROM<id:range of motion> range of motion < range#Noun
Derived terms
programmable read-only memory en EPROM, en EEPROM, en OTPROM
prelabor rupture of membranes en PPROM
See also
programmable read-only memory en write once, en PLA, en PAL, en FPGA
Anagrams
en mopr romp