ram
1[ ram ]
/ ræm /
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noun
verb (used with object), rammed, ram·ming.
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Origin of ram
1before 900; Middle English: male sheep, machine for ramming, Old English ram(m); cognate with Dutch, Low German ram,German Ramme; (v.) Middle English rammen, derivative of the noun; compare Old High German rammen
OTHER WORDS FROM ram
ramlike, adjectiveun·rammed, adjectiveWords nearby ram
rallymaster, rally round, raloxifene, ralph, Ralph Roister Doister, ram, Rama, Ramachandra, ramada, Ramadan, ramage
Definition for ram (2 of 5)
ram2
[ ram ]
/ ræm /
Australian.
a confidence man's associate who acts as a decoy; confederate; shill.
Origin of ram
21940–45; origin obscure; British criminal argot ramp swindle (earlier, as v.: snatch, tear) is a phonetically implausible source
Definition for ram (3 of 5)
RAM
[ ram ]
/ ræm /
noun
random-access memory; computer memory available to the user for creating, loading, or running programs and for the temporary storage and manipulation of data, in which time of access to each item is independent of the storage sequence. As a storage medium, RAM is volatile, so its contents are lost when the power fails or is turned off.
Compare ROM.
Origin of RAM
r(andom)-a(ccess)m(emory)
WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH RAM
RAM , ROMDefinition for ram (4 of 5)
Definition for ram (5 of 5)
R.A.M.
abbreviation
Royal Academy of Music.
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British Dictionary definitions for ram (1 of 5)
ram
/ (ræm) /
noun
verb rams, ramming or rammed
Derived forms of ram
rammer, nounWord Origin for ram
Old English ramm; related to Old High German ram ram, Old Norse ramr fierce, rimma to fight
British Dictionary definitions for ram (2 of 5)
Ram
/ (ræm) /
noun
the Ram the constellation Aries, the first sign of the zodiac
British Dictionary definitions for ram (3 of 5)
RAM1
/ (ræm) /
n acronym for computing
random access memory: semiconductor memory in which all storage locations can be rapidly accessed in the same amount of time. It forms the main memory of a computer, used by applications to perform tasks while the device is operating
British Dictionary definitions for ram (4 of 5)
RAM2
abbreviation for
Royal Academy of Music
British Dictionary definitions for ram (5 of 5)
r.a.m.
abbreviation for
relative atomic mass
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Scientific definitions for ram
RAM
[ răm ]
Short for random access memory. The main memory of a computer, in which data can be stored or retrieved from all locations at the same (usually very high) speed. See also dynamic RAM static RAM.
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Cultural definitions for ram
RAM
Acronym for random access memory, which is a type of memory in which a reader can go to a specific item without having to start at the beginning. Random access memories can often be altered once an item is found. (See computer memory and magnetic memory storage; compare ROM.)
notes for RAM
hard drives on a computer are an example of RAM.
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