ROM

See also: rom, Rom, Róm, rơm, rom., and Rom.

English

Pronunciation

• (electronics, computing, video games): IPA^(key): /ɹɒm/

  • Audio (UK)

    (file)

  • (dialects with the father-bother merger) IPA^(key): /ɹɑm/
  • Rhymes: -ɒm

Proper noun

ROM

1. (sports) Abbreviation of Romania.

Noun

ROM (plural ROMs)

1. (electronics, computing) Acronym of Read-only memory.
2. (video games) A software image of read-only memory (as of a game cartridge) used in emulation.
3. (medicine) Range of motion.
4. (finance) Return on Margin.
5. (estimating and purchasing) Rough order of magnitude. An informal cost or price estimate provided for planning and budgeting purposes only, typically expected to be only 75% accurate.

Derived terms

(read-only memory):

• EEPROM
• EPROM
• PROM
• ROMable
• romset

Hypernyms

• nonvolatile (memory)

Hyponyms

• MROM
• PROM

Related terms

(read-only memory):

• RAM
• flash memory

See also

(read-only memory):

• WORM

Anagrams

• MOR, MRO, Mor, Mor., O/RM, OMR, ORM, RMO

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Japanese

Alternative forms

• リードオンリーメモリ (rīdo-onrī memori)
• リードオンリーメモリー (rīdo-onrī memorī)

Etymology 1

Borrowed from English ROM.

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) ロ​ム [róꜜmù] (Atamadaka – [1])
• IPA^(key): [ɾo̞mɯ̟ᵝ]

Noun

ROM(ロム) • (romu) 

1. (computing) ROM

See also

• RAM(ラム) (ramu)

Etymology 2

Acronym of read-only member.

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) ロ​ム [róꜜmù] (Atamadaka – [1])
• IPA^(key): [ɾo̞mɯ̟ᵝ]

Noun

ROM(ロム) • (romu) 

1. (Internet slang) lurker

Derived terms

• ROM(ロム)る (romuru)

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Portuguese

Pronunciation

• (Portugal, Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʁɔm/, /ʁõ/
• Rhymes: -õ

Noun

ROM f (plural ROMs)

1. (electronics, video games) ROM