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(rŏm) 
n. Computer Science
Memory hardware that allows fast access to permanently stored data but prevents addition to or modification of the data.
n. Computer Science
Memory hardware that allows fast access to permanently stored data but prevents addition to or modification of the data.
[r(ead-)o(nly) m(emory).]
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Form of computer memory that does not lose its contents when the power supply is cut off and that is not rewritable once it is manufactured or written. It is generally employed for programs designed for repeated use without modification, such as the start-up procedures of a personal computer; the ROM is used for storing the program used in the control unit of the computer. CD-ROM, compact disc.
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[Etymology: reciprocal ohm·metre] Metric-c.g.s. (Ω·m)-1.
[Barker R. E. jnr. Nature Vol. 203, 513 (1964)]
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categories related to 'ROM'
- Memory and Data Storage - ROM: read-only memory; memory storage device that can be written to once and not changed, used for nonvolatile, machine-specific instructions
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ROM, Rom, or rom is an abbreviation and name that may refer to:
In computers and mathematics
- Read-only memory, a type of storage media that is used in computers and other electronic devices.
- ROM image, a computer file which contains a copy of the data from a read-only memory chip
- ROM (MUD), a popular MUD codebase
- Random oracle model, a mathematical abstraction used in cryptographic proofs
- ROM cartridge, a portable form of read-only memory
- RoM, Request of Maintainer (see Software maintainer)
- Rough order of magnitude estimate
In biomechanics and medicine
- Range of motion, the distance and direction a joint can move between the flexed position and the extended position.
- Risk of mortality, a medical classification to estimate the likelihood of death for a patient.
- Rupture of membranes
In engineering
- Range of motion, the distance (linear or angular) that a movable object may normally travel while properly attached to another object.
In society and geography
- Rom (plural Roma), one of the ethnic designations used by the Romani people
- "ROM", the ISO 639 alpha-2 designation of the Romani language
- The Royal Ontario Museum, a museum in Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- River Rom, England
- Rom (river), Switzerland and Italy
- Rom (Mecklenburg), community in the district of Parchim, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
- Rom, Deux-Sèvres, a commune in the Deux-Sèvres department in western France
- Rom, Iran, a village in South Khorasan Province, Iran
In fiction and entertainment
- Rom (comics), a Marvel Comics superhero based on the Parker Brothers toy of the same name
- Rom (Star Trek), a Ferengi character in Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
- Runes of Magic, a popular MMORPG
- Ethan Rom, one of the Others in the TV series LOST
- Rom, a fictional character in Hyperdimension Neptunia Mk2
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