"ROMable" meaning in English

See ROMable in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Etymology: ROM + -able Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|ROM|able}} ROM + -able Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} ROMable (not comparable)
  1. (programming) Able to execute from read-only memory. Tags: not-comparable Categories (topical): Programming

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