ROM
ROM · ROMs
постійний запам'ятовувач
постоянное запоминающее устройство, ПЗУ
Nur-Lese-Speicher, Festwertspeicher
A software image of read-only memory used in emulationA software image of read-only memory (as of a game cartridge) used in emulation.
/ɹɒm/
» Romania is called "România" in Romanian.
Meaning
2 senses(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.
More definitions
- (computer science) memory whose contents can be accessed and read but cannot be changed
Examples
3 sentencesRomania is called "România" in Romanian.
You need to decrypt the ROM yourself.
Tom was fined for illegal downloading of ROMs.
Origin
In all senses (except Romania in sports), by acronymy.In all senses (except Romania in sports), by acronymy.
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Forms
plural: ROMsSynonyms
3 synonymsClose in meaning
- (computer science) memory whose contents can be accessed and read but cannot be changed:read-only memoryread-only storagefixed storage
Word family
2 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable