EPROM

[ ee-prom ]

nounComputers.

a memory chip whose contents can be erased by a mechanism using ultraviolet light and reprogrammed for other purposes.

Origin of EPROM

e(rasable)p(rogrammable)r(ead)-o(nly)m(emory)

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British Dictionary definitions for EPROM

EPROM

/ (ˈiːprɒm) /

n acronym forcomputing

erasable programmable read-only memory

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