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    READ-ONLY STORAGE

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     I. (noun) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    (computer science) memory whose contents can be accessed and read but cannot be changedplay

    Synonyms:

    fixed storage; read-only memory; read-only storage; ROM

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting man-made objects

    Hypernyms ("read-only storage" is a kind of...):

    computer memory; computer storage; memory; memory board; storage; store (an electronic memory device)

    Domain category:

    computer science; computing (the branch of engineering science that studies (with the aid of computers) computable processes and structures)

    Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "read-only storage"):

    CD-ROM; compact disc read-only memory (a compact disk that is used with a computer (rather than with an audio system); a large amount of digital information can be stored and accessed but it cannot be altered by the user)

    EPROM; erasable programmable read-only memory ((computer science) a read-only memory chip that can be erased by ultraviolet light and programmed again with new data)

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