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ROM
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Appendix:Variations of "rom"
Translingual
Symbol
1 3 1 Romania 1974 2002
mul RO ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 alpha-2 1974present ROU 2002present
English
Etymology
In all senses (except Romania in sports), by acronymy.
Pronunciation
electronics computing video games en /ɹɒm/
en LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-ROM.wav Southern England
en /ɹɑm/ father-bother
en ɒm 1
Proper noun
en sports en Romania.
Noun
~
en read-only memory en electronics computing en read-only memory.
en memory<id:Q5830907>
en RAM<id:random access memory> random access memory
en image of read-only memory used in emulation en video games A software image of read-only memory (as of a game cartridge) used in emulation.
en memory<id:Q5830907>
en RAM<id:random access memory> random access memory
en any internal storage comparable to read-only memory sensu stricto en computing by extension The nonvolatile internal storage, often a solid-state drive, on a mobile device or computer.
en memory<id:Q5830907>
en RAM<id:random access memory> random access memory
en range of motion en medical en range of motion.
en range#Noun
en PROM<id:passive range of motion>
en rupture of membranes en medical en rupture of membranes.
en rupture#Noun
en PPROM<id:preterm prelabor rupture of membranes> < PROM<id:prelabor rupture of membranes>
en return on margin en finance en return on margin.
en return#Noun
en ROI<id:return on investment> return on investment
en rough order of magnitude en estimating and purchasing en rough order of magnitude: An informal cost or price estimate provided for planning and budgeting purposes only, typically expected to be only 75% accurate.
en OOM<id:Q518730> order of magnitude<id:Q518730> < order#Noun
en run of month en advertising en run of month.
en ROP ROW ROY
Derived terms
en bootROM romhack rompler read-only memory EEPROM EPROM LV-ROM en New World ROM, en Old World ROM PROM ROMable romset
Related terms
read-only memory
en RAM
en flash memory
en write-only memory, en WOM
See also
read-only memory
en WORM
Anagrams
en mor MOR MRO Mor Mor. O/RM OMR ORM RMO
Italian
Etymology
it :bor en:ROM
it en ROM.
Pronunciation
it LL-Q652 (ita)-DanielParoliere-ROM.wav
Noun
it noun f initialisms
ROM
Japanese
Alternative forms
リードオンリーメモリ リード-オンリー メモリ
リードオンリーメモリー リード-オンリー メモリー
Etymology 1
Borrowed from ja en ROM.
Pronunciation
ロム 1
Noun
ロム
ja computing en ROM
See also
RAM ラム
Etymology 2
Acronym of en read-only member.
Pronunciation
ロム 1
Noun
ロム
ja internet slang lurker
Derived terms
ROMる ロムる
ja terms written in foreign scripts
Portuguese
Etymology
pt :obor en:ROM + 1
Pronunciation
Noun
f #s
pt electronics video games en ROM
Derived terms
pt memória ROM
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