ROM is the permanent part of a computer's memory. The information stored there can be read but not changed. ROM is an abbreviation for 'read-only memory'.
[computing]
2. See also CD-ROM
Rom in British English
(rəʊm)
nounWord forms: pluralRoma (ˈrɒmə)
a male Roma Gypsy
Word origin
Romany
ROM in British English
(rɒm) computing
noun acronym for
read only memory: a storage device that holds data permanently and cannot in normal circumstances be altered by the programmer
rom. in British English
printing
abbreviation for
roman (type)
Rom. in British English
abbreviation for
1.
Roman
2.
Romance (languages)
3. Bible
Romans
4.
Romania(n)
ROM in American English
(rɑm)
noun
1.
computer memory whose contents can be read but not altered
2.
a memory chip that can be read but not altered
Word origin
r(ead-)o(nly) m(emory)
Rom in American English1
(rɑm) or rom (rɑm)
noun
a Gypsy man or boy
Word origin
see Romany
Rom in American English2
1.
Roman
2.
Romance (language)
3.
Romania
4.
Romanian
5. Bible
Romans
rom in American English
roman (type)
ROM in Electrical Engineering
(rɒm) or read-only memory
abbreviation
(Electrical engineering: Semiconductor and electronic circuitry)
ROM is the permanent part of a computer's memory, where stored information can be readbut not changed.
The monitor program of a single-board microcomputer is generally stored in the ROM.
The processor's ROM is programmed with preset information that is permanently programmed with core functionsin order to facilitate processor communication with the data bus.
ROM is the permanent part of a computer's memory, where stored information can be readbut not changed.
In other languages
ROM
British English: ROM NOUN
ROM is the permanent part of a computer's memory. The information stored there can be read but not changed. ROM is an abbreviation for 'read-only memory'.
It's got 256 megabytes of ROM and 512 megabytes of RAM.
American English: ROM
Brazilian Portuguese: ROMabreviatura de "reads only memory"
Chinese: > 只读存储器机算机的
European Spanish: ROM
French: ROM
German: ROM
Italian: rom
Japanese: 読み出し専用記憶媒体
Korean: > 롬컴퓨터
European Portuguese: ROMabreviatura de "reads only memory"