read-only memory

== English == === Pronunciation === === Noun === read-only memory (countable and uncountable, plural read-only memories) (computing) 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. ==== Synonyms ==== ROM ==== Antonyms ==== write-only memory ==== Hypernyms ==== nonvolatile (memory) ==== Hyponyms ==== mask read-only memory, masked read-only memory (MROM) programmable read-only memory (PROM) ==== Translations ==== === See also === read-only memory on Wikipedia.Wikipedia Filesystem permissions on Wikipedia.Wikipedia random access memory, RAM flash memory