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[edit]Etymology 1
[edit]Noun
[edit]PROM (plural PROMs)
- (electronics) Programmable read-only memory: A PROM chip can be programmed one or more times (depending on the type) and generally cannot be re-programmed without special equipment (if at all). Once programmed and installed in a device, it functions as a read-only chip (as if it had been hard-wired to function that way.)
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[edit]Etymology 2
[edit]Noun
[edit]PROM (uncountable)
- (medicine) Initialism of prelabor rupture of membranes.
- Initialism of passive range of motion.