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read-only memory

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.72 in modern English

Syllables
read--on-ly mem-o-ry
IPA
25
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
6
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A computer memory chip that stores values but does not allow updates, in which the values are nonvolatile in that they are retained even when the computer is unpowered.

Countable; Uncountable

Usage

Inflected Forms

read-only memories (plural)

Phrases

random access memory flash memory

Frequently Paired Words

random access memory RAM flash memory

Synonyms

ROM read-only storage fixed storage

Antonyms

write-only memory

Questions

What does read-only memory mean?
A computer memory chip that stores values but does not allow updates, in which the values are nonvolatile in that they are retained even when the computer is unpowered.

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