PROM

See also: prom

English

Etymology 1

Noun

PROM (plural PROMs)

1. (electronics) Programmable read-only memory: A PROM chip can be programmed one or more times (depending on the type) and generally cannot be re-programmed without special equipment (if at all). Once programmed and installed in a device, it functions as a read-only chip (as if it had been hard-wired to function that way.)

Derived terms

• EPROM
• EEPROM
• OTPROM

Related terms

• ROM

See also

• write once
• PLA
• PAL
• FPGA

Etymology 2

Noun

PROM (uncountable)

1. (medicine) Initialism of prelabor rupture of membranes.

Derived terms

• PPROM

Anagrams

• romp