read-only memory

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Definition of read-only memory

: rom

Examples of read-only memory in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web In addition to the 36k words of read-only memory for the core programming, the AGC had a trivial 2k words of RAM—necessary for the operating system, process management, recovery, and global variables for all mission phases. — Frank O’brien, Ars Technica, 30 Jan. 2020 Because the bootrom is contained in read-only memory inside a chip, jailbreak vulnerabilities that reside there can't be patched. — Dan Goodin, Ars Technica, 28 Sep. 2019 This speculative execution can even do other things that wouldn't be allowed: for example, Intel processors allow speculative writes to be made to read-only memory, giving even more power to an attacker. — Peter Bright, Ars Technica, 10 July 2018

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“Read-only memory.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/read-only%20memory. Accessed 22 Jan. 2022.

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