ROM

See also: rom, Rom, Róm, rơm, rom., and Rom.

English

Pronunciation

  • (electronics, computing, video games): IPA(key): /ɹɒm/
    • (dialects with the father-bother merger) IPA(key): /ɹɑm/
    • Rhymes: -ɒm

Proper noun

ROM

  1. (sports) Abbreviation of Romania.

Noun

ROM (plural ROMs)

  1. (electronics, computing) Acronym of Read-only memory.
  2. (video games) A software image of read-only memory (as of a game cartridge) used in emulation.
  3. (medicine) Range of motion.
  4. (finance) Return on Margin.
  5. (estimating and purchasing) Rough order of magnitude. An informal cost or price estimate provided for planning and budgeting purposes only, typically expected to be only 75% accurate.

Derived terms

(read-only memory):

(read-only memory):

See also

(read-only memory):

Anagrams


Japanese

Alternative forms

Etymology 1

Borrowed from English ROM.

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) [róꜜmù] (Atamadaka – [1])
  • IPA(key): [ɾo̞mɯ̟ᵝ]

Noun

ROM (katakana ロム, rōmaji romu)

  1. (computing) ROM

See also

Etymology 2

initialism of read-only member

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) [róꜜmù] (Atamadaka – [1])
  • IPA(key): [ɾo̞mɯ̟ᵝ]

Noun

ROM (katakana ロム, rōmaji romu)

  1. (Internet slang) lurker
Derived terms

Portuguese

Pronunciation

Noun

ROM f (plural ROMs)

  1. (electronics, video games) ROM
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