[ram] 
noun, verb, rammed, ram⋅ming.| 1. | a male sheep. |
| 2. | (initial capital letter ) Astronomy, Astrology. the constellation or sign of Aries. |
| 3. | any of various devices for battering, crushing, driving, or forcing something, esp. a battering ram. |
| 4. | (formerly) a heavy beak or spur projecting from the bow of a warship for penetrating the hull of an enemy's ship. |
| 5. | (formerly) a warship so equipped, esp. one used primarily for ramming enemy vessels. |
| 6. | the heavy weight that strikes the blow in a pile driver or the like. |
| 7. | a piston, as on a hydraulic press. |
| 8. | a reciprocating part of certain machine tools, as the toolholder of a slotter or shaper. |
| 9. | hydraulic ram. |
| 10. | to drive or force by heavy blows. |
| 11. | to strike with great force; dash violently against: The car went out of control and rammed the truck. |
| 12. | to cram; stuff: They rammed the gag in his mouth. |
| 13. | to push firmly: to ram a bill through the Senate. |
| 14. | to force (a charge) into a firearm, as with a ramrod. |
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.)
Note: hard drives on a computer are an example of RAM.
| RAM (rām) Pronunciation Key
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. |