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DRAM

7 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. DRAM (noun)
  2. 1) dram (noun)
  3. 2) dram (noun)
  4. 3) dram (abbreviation)
  5. dram equivalent (noun)
  6. dram pers (abbreviation)
  7. fluid dram (noun)

DRAM

noun \ˈdram also ˈdē-ˌram\

Definition of DRAM

: a type of RAM that must be continuously supplied with power and periodically rewritten in order to retain data
compare sram

Origin of DRAM

dynamic + RAM (random-access memory)
First Known Use: 1980

Other Computer-Related Terms

adware, flash, kludge, phishing, recursive, router

Rhymes with DRAM

bam, cam, clam, cram, dam, damn, drachm, dram, flam, gam, gram, ham, Ham, jam, jamb, lam, lamb, ma'am, pram, ram, RAM, Sam, SAM, scam, scram, sham, slam, spam, tam, tram, wham, yam

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