Dictionary

PROM en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /pɹɑm/ father-bother merger
• /pɹɒm/

Etymology

In all senses, by acronymy.

Meanings

1. (abbreviation, acronym, alt-of) Acronym of 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).
   alt of programmable read-only memory
   • After you have blown the code into the PROMs, you can read it out, but you can't write to them anymore. 1992, Neal Stephenson, Snow Crash, New York: Bantam Books, →ISBN, page 277:
2. (abbreviation, alt-of, initialism) Initialism of prelabor rupture of membranes.
   alt of prelabor rupture of membranes
3. (abbreviation, alt-of, initialism) Initialism of passive range of motion.
   alt of passive range of motion

Forms

Deriveds

EPROM (programmable read-only memory) · OTPROM (programmable read-only memory) · EEPROM (programmable read-only memory) · PPROM (prelabor rupture of membranes)

Hypernyms

rupture of membranes · range of motion · read-only memory · memory · rupture · range · ROM · ROM · ROM

Relateds

PAL (programmable read-only memory) · PLA (programmable read-only memory) · FPGA (programmable read-only memory) · write once (programmable read-only memory)