programmable read only memory

Noun

Meaning

programmable read only memory (usually uncountable, plural programmable read only memories)

Alternative spelling of programmable read-only memory

programmable read-only memory (usually uncountable, plural programmable read-only memories)

(electronics) A type of read-only memory which can be written to once (write-once read-many memory/WORM), and thereafter becomes fixed in value.
Synonym: (abbreviation) PROM

Alternative names

programmable read-only memory

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