EPROM

American

[ee-prom] / ˈi prɒm /

noun

Computers.

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

EPROM British

/ ˈiːprɒm /

acronym

erasable programmable read-only memory

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Etymology

Origin of EPROM

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

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