Copyright © Philip M. Parker, INSEAD. Terms of Use.

Read-only Memory

Definition: Read-only Memory

Read-only Memory

Noun

1. (computer science) memory whose contents can be accessed and read but cannot be changed.

Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
 



Specialty Definitions: Read-only Memory

DomainDefinitions

Computing

Read-Only Memory (ROM) A type of data storage device which is manufactured with fixed contents. In its most general sense, the term might be used for any storage system whose contents cannot be altered, such as a gramophone record or a printed book; however, the term is most often applied to semiconductor integrated circuit memories, of which there are several types, and CD-ROM. ROM is inherently non-volatile storage - it retains its contents even when the power is switched off, in contrast to RAM. ROM is often used to hold programs for embedded systems since these usually have a fixed purpose. ROM is also used for storage of the lowest level bootstrap software (firmware) in a computer. See also Programmable Read-Only Memory. (1995-05-09). Source: The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Top     

Synonyms: Read-only Memory

Synonyms: fixed storage (n), read-only storage (n). (additional references)

Top     

Synonyms within Context: Read-only Memory

ContextSynonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus).

Information

Magnetic media, paper medium, optical media; random access memory, RAM; read-only memory, ROM; write once read mostly memory, WORM.

Record

Compact disk; floppy disk, diskette; hard disk, Winchester disk; read-only memory, ROM; write once read mostly memory, WORM.

Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus.

Top     

.

Crosswords: Read-only Memory

English words defined with "read-only memory": CD-R, CD-WO, compact disc read-only memory, compact disc recordable, compact disc write-once ♦ EPROM, erasable programmable read-only memory ♦ firmware ♦ read-only memory chip. (references)
Specialty definitions using "read-only memory": blow an EPROM, bubble memory ♦ CDROM ♦ Digital Versatile Disc ♦ EAPROM, EAROM, EEPROM, Electrically Alterable Programmable Read-Only Memory, Electrically Erasable Programmable Read-Only Memory, EPROM OTP ♦ FEPROM, Flash EPROM, Flash Erasable Programmable Read-Only Memory, flash memory, Flash ROM ♦ Mask Read-Only Memory, MROM ♦ One Time Programmable Read-Only Memory, OTPROM ♦ parallel random access machine, Programmable Read-Only Memory ♦ run-time library ♦ third generation computer. (references)

Top     

Commercial Usage: Read-only Memory

DomainTitle

Books

  • Cd-Rom and Optical Publishing Systems: An Assessment of the Impact of Optical Read-Only Memory Systems on the Information Industry and a Comparison (reference)

    (more book examples)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Top     

Modern Translations: Read-only Memory

Language Translations for "read-only memory"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.

Chinese 

  

可"寫可編程祇讀存儲器 (EPROM, Erasable programmable read-only memory). (various references)

   

Danish

  

ROM-lager (read-only store, see also read-only storage), ROM (read-only store, Rome, see also read-only storage), read-only memory (read-only store, see also read-only storage), læselager (fixed storage, nonerasable storage, read-only storage, read-only store, see also read-only storage). (various references)

   

Dutch

  

ROM (fixed storage, nonerasable storage, read only memory, read-only storage, read-only store, ROM), read-only-memory (fixed storage, nonerasable storage, read-only storage, read-only store), uitleesgeheugen (fixed storage, nonerasable storage, read-only storage, read-only store), leesgeheugen (read-only store, see also read-only storage). (various references)

   

Finnish

  

sähköisesti muutettava lukumuisti (EAROM, electrically alterable read-only memory, electrically alterable ROM), EAROM (EAROM, electrically alterable read-only memory, electrically alterable ROM). (various references)

   

French

  

ROM (read-only store, see also read-only storage), mémoire morte (read only memory, read-only storage, read-only store, see also read-only storage), mémoire fixe (read-only storage, read-only store). (various references)

   

German

  

ROM (fixed storage, nonerasable storage, read only memory, read-only storage, read-only store, rom, Romania, Rome), Totspeicher (fixed storage, nonerasable storage, read-only storage, read-only store), Nur-Lese-Speicher (fixed storage, nonerasable storage, read only memory, read-only storage, read-only store), Lesespeicher (fixed storage, nonerasable storage, read-only storage, read-only store, see also read-only storage), Festwertspeicher (fixed storage, nonerasable storage, read only memory, read-only storage, read-only store), Festspeicher (fixed storage, nonerasable storage, read-only storage, read-only store). (various references)

   

Greek 

  

MM" (fixed storage, nonerasable storage, read-only storage, read-only store), Mνήμη-Mόνο-"ιαβάσματος (fixed storage, nonerasable storage, read-only storage, read-only store), μνήμη ROM (fixed storage, nonerasable storage, read-only storage, read-only store), μνήμη μόνο ανάγνωσης (fixed storage, nonerasable storage, read-only storage, read-only store), μη διαγράψιμη μνήμη (fixed storage, nonerasable storage, read-only storage, read-only store), αναλλοίωτη μνήμη (fixed storage, nonerasable storage, read-only storage, read-only store). (various references)

   

Italian

  

memoria di solo lettura (read-only store, see also read-only storage), memoria a sola lettura (fixed storage, nonerasable storage, read-only storage, read-only store). (various references)

   

Japanese Kanji 

  

ロマン派 (Lolita complex, London, long, long hair, long hole, Long Island, long relief pitcher, long run, long seller, Longbeach, long-circuit appeal, Longines, longshot, paedophile, remote sensing, Rolex, ROM, rondo, sexual attraction to children, the romantic school). (various references)

   

Japanese Katakana 

  

ロ (ROM). (various references)

   

Pig Latin

  

ead-onlyray emorymay.(various references)

   

Portuguese

  

memória só de leitura (fixed storage, nonerasable storage, read-only storage, read-only store), memória fixa (fixed storage, nonerasable storage, read-only storage, read-only store). (various references)

   

Spanish

  

ROM (read only memory, read-only store, see also read-only storage), memoria fija de sólo lectura (fixed storage, nonerasable storage, read-only storage, read-only store), memoria de sólo lectura (read only memory, read-only store, see also read-only storage). (various references)

   

Swedish

  

elektriskt ändringsbart läsminne (EAROM, electrically alterable read-only memory), EAROM (EAROM, electrically alterable read-only memory). (various references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

Top     

Anagrams: Read-only Memory

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

Words within the letters "a-d-e-e-l-m-m-n-o-o-r-r-y-y"

-5 letters: aerodrome, aeronomer, ealdormen, monolayer.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

SCRABBLE® is a registered trademark. All intellectual property rights in and to the game are owned in the U.S.A and Canada by Hasbro Inc., and throughout the rest of the world by J.W. Spear & Sons Limited of Maidenhead, Berkshire, England, a subsidiary of Mattel Inc. Mattel and Spear are not affiliated with Hasbro.

Top     

Alternative Orthography: Read-only Memory


Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)

52 65 61 64 2D 6F 6E 6C 79      4D 65 6D 6F 72 79

Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519; backwards) (references)

    

Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)

01010010 01100101 01100001 01100100 00101101 01101111 01101110 01101100 01111001 00100000 01001101 01100101 01101101 01101111 01110010 01111001

HTML Code (1990) (references)

&#82 &#101 &#97 &#100 &#45 &#111 &#110 &#108 &#121 &#32 &#77 &#101 &#109 &#111 &#114 &#121

ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)

0052 0065 0061 0064 002D 006F 006E 006C 0079      004D 0065 006D 006F 0072 0079

Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)

5271677015818078912477179818491

Top     

 

INDEX

1. Definition
2. Synonyms
3. Crosswords
4. Usage: Commercial 		5. Translations: Modern
6. Anagrams
7. Orthography
8. Bibliography


  

Copyright © Philip M. Parker, INSEAD. Terms of Use.