ROM en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- (Southern-England) audio
- /ɹɒm/
- /ɹɑm/ father-bother merger
Etymology
In all senses (except Romania in sports), by acronymy.
Meanings
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(abbreviation, acronym, alt-of, countable, uncountable) Acronym of read-only memory.
alt of read-only memory
- (countable, uncountable) A software image of read-only memory (as of a game cartridge) used in emulation.
- (broadly, countable, uncountable) The nonvolatile internal storage, often a solid-state drive, on a mobile device or computer.
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(abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable) Initialism of range of motion.
alt of range of motion
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(abbreviation, acronym, alt-of, countable, uncountable) Acronym of rupture of membranes.
alt of rupture of membranes
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(abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable) Initialism of return on margin.
alt of return on margin
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(abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, qualifier:estimating and purchasing, uncountable) Initialism of rough order of magnitude: An informal cost or price estimate provided for planning and budgeting purposes only, typically expected to be only 75% accurate.
alt of rough order of magnitude
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(abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable) Initialism of run of month.
alt of run of month
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| ROMs | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Coordinates
RAM · ROW · random access memory · ROY · random access memory · ROP · return on investment · ROI · RAM · RAM · random access memory
Deriveds
New World ROM ((read-only memory)) · EPROM ((read-only memory)) · PROM ((read-only memory)) · ROMable ((read-only memory)) · Old World ROM ((read-only memory)) · rompler ((read-only memory)) · romset ((read-only memory)) · bootROM ((read-only memory)) · romhack ((read-only memory)) · EEPROM ((read-only memory)) · LV-ROM ((read-only memory))
Hypernyms
memory · memory · OOM · order of magnitude · order · range · return · rupture · memory
Relateds
RAM · flash memory · write-only memory · WOM · WORM