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  dram

  noun
• DRAM
  DRAM

  abbreviation

  dynamic RAM.

dram

¹ American  

[dram] / dræm /

noun

1. Measurements.

   1. a unit of apothecaries' weight, equal to 60 grains, or 1/8 (0.125) ounce (3.89 grams).

   2. 1/16 (0.0625) ounce, avoirdupois weight (27.34 grains; 1.77 grams). dr., dr

2. fluid dram.

3. a small drink of liquor.

4. a small quantity of anything.

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verb (used without object)

drammed, dramming

1. Archaic. to drink drams; tipple.

verb (used with object)

drammed, dramming

1. Archaic. to ply with drink.

DRAM ² American  

[dee-ram] / ˈdiˌræm /

abbreviation

Computers.

1. dynamic RAM.

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dram ¹ British  

/ dræm /

noun

1. one sixteenth of an ounce (avoirdupois). 1 dram is equivalent to 0.0018 kilogram

2. Also called: drachm.   drachma.  one eighth of an apothecaries' ounce; 60 grains. 1 dram is equivalent to 0.0039 kilogram

3. a small amount of an alcoholic drink, esp a spirit; tot

4. the standard monetary unit of Armenia, divided into 100 lumas

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DRAM ² British  

/ ˈdiːræm /

acronym

1. dynamic random access memory: a widely used type of random access memory See RAM 1

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noun

1. a chip containing such a memory

Other Word Forms

Derived Forms

• half-dram
  adjective

Etymology

Origin of dram

1400–50; late Middle English dramme, assimilated variant of dragme < Old French < Late Latin dragma, Latin drachma drachma

Example Sentences

But the reality is that on-device AI requires a fair amount of computing horsepower that involves system memory, or DRAM.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026

In the past three demand cycles dating back to the 1990s, Micron stock has peaked two to four months before dynamic random-access memory, or DRAM, prices.

From Barron's • Mar. 9, 2026

“This is leading to a situation where the vast majority of all new capacity will be fully allocated to HBM,” Arcuri said, referring to high-bandwidth memory that is made by stacking DRAM.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 3, 2026

Compared with traditional DRAM, HBM is about three times more “silicon-intensive,” Weathers said in a Tuesday note, meaning it requires more of the wafer that chips are cut from.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 10, 2026

“Industry-wide supply for key components like DRAM, NAND, and substrates has come under increasing pressure,” Zinsner says.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 23, 2026