PROM

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PROM (plural PROMs)

  1. (electronics) Programmable read-only memory: A PROM chip can be programmed one or more times (depending on the type) and generally cannot be re-programmed without special equipment (if at all). Once programmed and installed in a device, it functions as a read-only chip (as if it had been hard-wired to function that way.)
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PROM (uncountable)

  1. (medicine) Initialism of prelabor rupture of membranes.
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