"programmable read-only memory" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: programmable read-only memories [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|-|+|head=programmable read-only memory}} programmable read-only memory (usually uncountable, plural programmable read-only memories)
  1. (electronics) A type of read-only memory which can be written to once (write-once read-many memory/WORM), and thereafter becomes fixed in value. Tags: uncountable, usually Categories (topical): Electronics Synonyms: PROM [abbreviation] Related terms: EEPROM, EPROM, ROM, flash memory, RAM

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