read-only memory

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read-only memory

noun read-only memories

countable, uncountable A computer memory chip that stores values but does not allow updates, in which the values are nonvolatile in that they are retained even when the computer is unpowered.
Similar: ROM

Opposite: write-only memory

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noun

Opposite: write-only memory

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noun memory chip that stores values but doesn't allow updates

Español	memoria de solo lectura, memoria ROM
日本語	読み出し専用メモリ yomidashi sen'yō memori, ROM romu
Português	memória somente de leitura, memória ROM
Français	mémoire morte, mémoire fixe, mémoire ROM, mémoire à lecture seule
Deutsch	Festwertspeicher, Nur-Lese-Speicher
Italiano	memoria a sola lettura, memoria ROM
Ελληνικά	μνήμη μόνο ανάγνωσης mními móno anágnosis
Русский	постоянное запоминающее устро́йство postojannoje zapominajuščeje ustrójstvo, ПЗУ PZU
Tiếng Việt	bộ nhớ chỉ đọc

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@misc{read_only_memory_2026,
  title = {read-only memory},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/read-only%20memory},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}