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pram

1  [pram]
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–noun Chiefly British Informal.
perambulator.
Origin:
1880–85; by shortening
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pram

2  [prahm]
–noun
a flat-bottomed, snub-nosed boat used as a fishing vessel or tender for larger vessels.
Origin:
1540–50 (late 14th century in AL); < D praam, MD prame, praem (cf. MLG pram(e), OFris pram, G Prahm) < ⋅Slavic; cf. Czech prám, Pol prom, Russ paróm, Serbo-Croatian prȁm ferryboat, raft, c. OHG farm boat, raft, ON farmr freight, cargo; akin to fare, ferry
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pram 1   (prām)   
n.   Chiefly British
A baby carriage.

[Shortening and alteration of perambulator.]
pram 2   (präm)   
n.  

  1. Chiefly New England A small dinghy having a flat, snub-nosed bow.

  2. A flatbottom boat used chiefly in the Baltic Sea as a barge.


[Dutch praam, flatbottom boat, from Middle Dutch praem, from Czech prám; see per1 in Indo-European roots.]
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Word Origin & History

pram 
"baby carriage," 1884, shortening of perambulator (q.v.), perhaps influenced by pram "flat-bottomed boat" (1548), from O.N. pramr, from Balto-Slavic (cf. Pol. pram "boat," Rus. poromu "ferryboat").
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Computing Dictionary

PRAM hardware
1. parallel random-access machine.
2. parameter RAM.

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Abbreviations & Acronyms
PRAM
parameter random access memory
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