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EPROM

[ 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.
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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 for computing

erasable programmable read-only memory
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