Memory chip that permanently stores instructions and data. Because it can be read from but cannot have new information put into it, manufacturers store important control programs in ROM chips.
The part of a computer's primary storage that doesn't lose its contents when the power is turned off.
a form of random access memory in which storage locations can only be accessed for reading, not for writing. Normally also has non-volatile characteristics. [SILC99
A type of computer storage that is not available to the user for writing. That is, the user of ROM can access and use data which is stored in ROM, but can not change the data. Computer CDs use ROM. Once data is placed in ROM it remains and can not be altered in any way by the user.
ROM - A storage arrangement primarily for information retrieval.
Semiconductor memory circuits that contain pre-written programs or data. The content of ROM circuits is permanent, while the content of random access memory (RAM) is volatile. (7/96)
A type of memory that contains permanent data or instructions. The computer can read from but not write to the read-only memory. Read-only memory is often called ROM.
A solid-state memory device which has information permanently written into the memory during manufacture.
Pre-programmed, permanent memory used by the computer's processor.
Memory from which information can be read but not changed. The contents of ROM are not erased when the computer is turned off.
A storage area in which the contents can be read but not altered during normal computer processing.
(computer science) memory whose contents can be accessed and read but cannot be changed
Memory that allows fast access to permanently stored data but prevents addition to or modification of the data. Often used to keep special programs for information which need to be accessible at all times. Return to .
The permanent part of a computer's memory storage function. ROM can be read but not changed and is retained when the power to the computer is shut off.
Memory that can only be read by the computer and in most cases cannot be modified. Unlike a computer's RAM, the data in ROM is not lost when the computer is powered down. It is retained through power provided by a small, long-life battery in your computer.
Non-erasable chips located on the motherboard into which data or programs have been permanently stored.
ROM - A permanent type of computer memory that is meant only to be read and not written to
A semiconductor (silicon chip) memory medium, in which suitably encoded instructions and/or data are recorded, immutably, during manufacture, and from which that information may be recovered repeatedly. This is useful for example in storing the basic Operating System of a computer, which must be loaded into it every time the computer is switched on but which must not be tampered with by the user. Usually called ROM.
the type of storage that is not changed even when the computer is turned off
A memory in which data, under normal conditions, can only be read.
A form of computer memory that allows values to be stored only once; after the data is initially recorded, the computer can only read the contents. ROM is used to supply constant code elements such as bootstrap loaders, network addresses, and other more or less unvarying programs or instructions.
n. Memory in which stored data cannot be modified by the user except under special conditions.
A data-storage device from which data can be read out, but new data cannot be written in. Unless otherwise indicated, the term ROM is typically taken to refer to a semiconductor device in the form of an integrated circuit.
Permanent memory storage for data that does not change.
Permanent memory, not user-programmable. The Courier V.Everything modem's factory settings are stored in ROM and can be read (loaded) into RAM as an operational configuration if DIP switch S10 is ON at power on.
Memory whose contents the computer can read, but cannot change. Information is placed into ROM only once, during manufacturing.
memory whose content is fixed. The ROM chips in a computer retain information even when the power is off and enable the computer to boot up.
Memory whose contents are permanent. The ROM in a Macintosh computer contains routines for the Toolbox and the Operating System, and the various system traps.
Memory device designed for applications where the ratio of read operations to write operations is very high.
A memory chip with contents permanently loaded by the manufacturer for read-only applications.
Abbreviated ROM. Permanent memory. Applesoft BASIC is stored in ROM along with other programs that regulate communication between the microprocessor and other parts of the computer system.