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Rom
1[ rohm ]
noun
, plural Roms, (especially collectively) Rom.
- an individual member of the Romani people, or Roma, especially a man or boy.
ROM
2[ rom ]
noun
- computer memory in which program instructions, operating procedures, or other data are permanently stored, generally on electronic chips during manufacture, and that ordinarily cannot be changed by the user.
rom.
3abbreviation for
- roman (printing type).
Rom.
4abbreviation for
- Roman.
- Romance. Also Rom
- Romania.
- Romanian. Also Rom
- Romanic. Also Rom
- Bible. Romans (New Testament).
rom.
1abbreviation for
- roman (type)
Rom.
2abbreviation for
- Roman
- Romance (languages)
- Bible Romans
- Romania(n)
Rom
3/ rɒm /
noun
- a male Gypsy
ROM
4/ rɒm /
acronym for
- read only memory: a storage device that holds data permanently and cannot in normal circumstances be altered by the programmer
ROM
/ rŏm /
- Short for read-only memory. Computer hardware that stores programs or data that cannot be added to, modified, or deleted. ROM does not require power to maintain its contents, and is often used to save instructions that enable the computer's operating system to communicate with other hardware.
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Sensitive Note
See gypsy.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of Rom1
First recorded in 1835–45; from Romani: “man, married man”; compare Sanskrit ḍomba, ḍoma “a low-caste minstrel,” probably from a Dravidian language; compare Kannada ḍomba, ḍoma, Tamil dommara “caste of jugglers”
Origin of Rom2
r(ead)-o(nly) m(emory)
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Word History and Origins
Origin of Rom1
Romany
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