EPROM
[ ee-prom ]
/ ˈi prɒm /
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noun Computers.
a memory chip whose contents can be erased by a mechanism using ultraviolet light and reprogrammed for other purposes.
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Origin of EPROM
e(rasable)p(rogrammable)r(ead)-o(nly)m(emory)
Words nearby EPROM
EPP-ED, Epping, Epping Forest, EPR, E-Prime, EPROM, eprosartan mesylate, EPS, epsilon, epsilon-delta, epsilon-neighborhood
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British Dictionary definitions for EPROM
EPROM
/ (ˈiːprɒm) /
n acronym for computing
erasable programmable read-only memory
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