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Form of non-volatile memory used in computers and other electronic devices
Read-only memory (ROM) is a form of non-volatile memory used in computers and other electronic devices. Data stored in ROM cannot be electronically modified
Read-only_memory
2015 video game
2064: Read Only Memories is a cyberpunk adventure game developed by MidBoss and created by Matt Conn. It was directed by John "JJSignal" James, written
2064:_Read_Only_Memories
Flat, usually circular disc that encodes binary data
An optical disc is designed to support one of three recording types: read-only (such as CD and CD-ROM), recordable (write-once, like CD-R), or re-recordable
Optical_disc
Topics referred to by the same term
up read-only in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. In computer technology, read-only can refer to: Read-only memory (ROM), a type of storage media Read-only
Read-only
Computer memory used for small quantities of data
EEPROM or E2PROM (electrically erasable programmable read-only memory) is a type of non-volatile memory. It is used in computers, usually integrated in microcontrollers
EEPROM
Type of programmable logic device
Instruments developed a mask-programmable IC based on the IBM read-only associative memory or ROAM. This device, the TMS2000, was programmed by altering
Programmable_logic_array
LaserDisc-based read-only memory format
LV-ROM (LaserVision Read-Only Memory) and LD-ROM (LaserDisc Read-Only Memory) are similar but incompatible optical disc formats that combine analog LaserDisc
LV-ROM
Pre-pressed compact disc containing computer data
compact disc read-only memory) is a type of read-only memory consisting of a pre-pressed optical compact disc that contains data computers can read, but not
CD-ROM
Write once computer memory
A programmable read-only memory (PROM) is a form of digital memory where the contents are set after the device is manufactured. Once set, the contents
Programmable_ROM
British publisher of video game art books
Read-Only Memory is a British publisher of art books on topics of video game history and culture. Following a resurgence of interest in 1980s and '90s
Read-Only_Memory_(publisher)
1979 EP by Chrome
Read Only Memory is an EP by the American rock band Chrome, released in 1979 by Siren Records. It was reissued in 2014 by Cleopatra Records. All tracks
Read_Only_Memory_(EP)
2024 video game
Read Only Memories: Neurodiver is a 2024 visual novel developed by MidBoss and published by Chorus Worldwide. It is the sequel to 2064: Read Only Memories
Read Only Memories: Neurodiver
Read_Only_Memories:_Neurodiver
Early type of solid state computer memory
read-only memory, is a type of programmable read-only memory (PROM) chip that retains its data when its power supply is switched off. Computer memory
EPROM
Computing concept
information technology, a write-only memory (WOM) is a memory location or register that can be written to but not read. In addition to its literal meaning
Write-only memory (engineering)
Write-only_memory_(engineering)
Recordable optical disc specification
disc storage format. A CD-R disc is a compact disc that can only be written once and read arbitrarily many times. CD-R discs (CD-Rs) are readable by most
CD-R
Computer memory that does not lose its contents after being turned off
and solid-state drives (SSD). Other examples of non-volatile memory include read-only memory (ROM), EPROM (erasable programmable ROM) and EEPROM (electrically
Non-volatile_memory
Early form of read-only memory
Core rope memory is a form of read-only memory (ROM) for computers. It was used in the UNIVAC I (Universal Automatic Computer I) and the UNIVAC II, developed
Core_rope_memory
Humorous fictional type of computer memory
Write-only memory (WOM), the opposite of read-only memory (ROM), began as a humorous reference to a memory device that could be written to but not read, as
Write-only_memory_(joke)
Read-mostly memory (RMM) is a type of memory that can be read fast, but written to only slowly. Historically, the term was used to refer to different
Read-mostly_memory
Theoretical computer used for teaching
is classified as a 16-bit architecture. The instruction memory, implemented as read-only memory from the viewpoint of the computer and designated ROM,
Hack_computer
Read–write memory, or RWM, is a type of computer memory that can be easily written to as well as read from using electrical signaling normally associated
Read–write_memory
Simple read-only file system used chiefly for early boot and embedded systems
portal ROMFS (Read-Only Memory File System) is a minimal, read-only computing file system designed for storing files in read-only memory, particularly
Romfs
Data storage device
which read and write data consecutively and therefore the data can only be accessed in the same sequence it was written. Semiconductor memory also has
Semiconductor_memory
Form of computer memory
Random-access memory (RAM; /ræm/) is a form of electronic computer memory that can be read and changed in any order, typically used to store working data
Random-access_memory
Electronic non-volatile computer storage device
proposed that it could be used as floating-gate memory cells for storing a form of programmable read-only memory (PROM) that is both non-volatile and re-programmable
Flash_memory
Type of read-only memory
Transformer read-only storage (TROS) was a type of read-only memory (ROM) used between the mid-1940s to the late 1960s, prior to the common use of semiconductor
Transformer_read-only_storage
Computer fault caused by access to restricted memory
Attempting to write read-only memory (such as code segment) These in turn are often caused by programming errors that result in invalid memory access: Dereferencing
Segmentation_fault
Type of computer memory used from 1955 to 1975
memory. Depending on how it was wired, core memory could be exceptionally reliable. Read-only core rope memory, for example, was used on the mission-critical
Magnetic-core_memory
Storage of digital data readable by computers
classified into read/write, slow-write/fast-read (e.g. CD-RW, SSD), write-once/read-many or WORM (e.g. programmable read-only memory, CD-R), read-only storage
Computer_data_storage
Programmable Read-Only Memory (PROM) Erasable Programmable Read-Only Memory (EPROM) Electrically Erasable Programmable Read-Only Memory (EEPROM) Flash memory Field
IC_programming
Component that stores information
to non-volatile memory including read-only memory (ROM) through modern flash memory. Programmable read-only memory (PROM) was invented by Wen Tsing Chow
Computer_memory
Process of starting a computer
programs that are stored in read-only memory (ROM). All computing systems are state machines, and a reboot may be the only method to return to a designated
Booting
Invocation RMS—Richard Matthew Stallman ROM—Read-Only Memory ROMB—Read-Out Motherboard ROM-DOS—Read-Only Memory – Disk Operating System RPA—Robotic Process
List of computing and IT abbreviations
List_of_computing_and_IT_abbreviations
optical compact disc which can be written to many times. Compact Disc Read-Only Memory (CD-ROM) A pre-pressed compact disc which contains data or music playback
Glossary of computer hardware terms
Glossary_of_computer_hardware_terms
digital computer pioneer, known for the invention of programmable read-only memory or PROM. Chow was born in Taiyuan, Shanxi in 1918. He received a B
Wen_Tsing_Chow
Game development company
GaymerX into other ventures, specifically Gaming in Color and 2064: Read Only Memories. On March 26, 2018, Matt Conn stepped down as CEO of MidBoss after
MidBoss
Guidance and navigation computer used in Apollo spacecraft
special read-only memory known as core rope memory, fashioned by weaving wires through and around magnetic cores, though a small amount of read/write core
Apollo_Guidance_Computer
Founder and former CEO of MidBoss
known for the creation of GaymerX, the cyberpunk story adventure game Read Only Memories, and producing the LGBTQ video game documentary Gaming In Color. He
Matt_Conn
Write-protected data storage device
virtually never useful. Read-only memory (ROM) is also a WORM medium. Such memory may contain the instructions to a computer to read the operating system
Write_once_read_many
Early single-board personal computer
operated without read-only memory (ROM) chips—programs were entered directly into RAM memory using the 1802's integrated direct memory access (DMA), 8
COSMAC_Elf
Selectron tube) or are considered to be suitable only as read-only memory (e.g., EPROM, EEPROM/Flash memory) since writing data takes significantly longer
Regenerative_capacitor_memory
Unique identifier assigned to network interfaces
The address can be stored in the interface hardware, such as in its read-only memory, or by a firmware mechanism. Many network interfaces, however, support
MAC_address
Indian-American business executive and CEO of Micron
and commercialization of Flash electrically erasable programmable read-only memory-based data storage products", 2006. "CEO of the Year" from the Entrepreneur's
Sanjay_Mehrotra
Computer system for running video games
like erasable programmable read-only memory (EPROM) chips that could perform certain functions. Persistent computer memory was expensive, so dedicated
Video_game_console
32-bit RISC-like computing architecture
These instructions were implemented in a so-called Macro Instruction read-only memory (ROM) within the Clipper CPU. This scheme allowed the Clipper to have
Clipper_architecture
1985 personal computer
operating system that fits into 256 KB of read-only memory and was shipped with 256 KB of RAM. The primary memory can be expanded internally with a manufacturer-supplied
Amiga_1000
Array of logic gates that are reprogrammable
the simulation process. The FPGA industry sprouted from programmable read-only memory (PROM) and programmable logic devices (PLDs). PROMs and PLDs both had
Field-programmable_gate_array
Type of computer memory
accessed but which retains data indefinitely without electric power. Read-only memory devices can be used to store system firmware in embedded systems such
Non-volatile random-access memory
Non-volatile_random-access_memory
Can automatically carry out a stored sequence of operations
programs on magnetic strips, removable read-only memory cartridges, flash memory, or in battery-backed read/write memory. Since the early 1990s, most of these
Programmable_calculator
Real-time operating system
the on-chip read-only memory (ROM) of a microcontroller for standards compliance. When implemented in hardware memory, SAFERTOS code can only be used in
FreeRTOS
Low-level computer software
systems. Firmware is stored in non-volatile memory – either read-only memory (ROM) or programmable memory such as EPROM, EEPROM, or flash. Changing a
Firmware
Small computer on a single integrated circuit
which became commercially available in 1974. It combined read-only memory, read/write memory, processor and clock on one chip and was targeted at embedded
Microcontroller
Software responsible for starting the computer
is read-only memory (ROM, and later EEPROM, NOR flash) along with some needed data, to initialize hardware devices such as CPU, motherboard, memory, storage
Bootloader
Book series that contains the specifications of Compact Discs
karaoke CD+EG (plus Extended Graphics) – an extension of CD+G CD-ROM (Read-Only Memory) – originally developed by Philips and Sony, it was standardized as
Rainbow_Books
Topics referred to by the same term
physiotherapy Read-only memory, a form of non-volatile memory used in computers and other electronic devices ROM cartridge, a portable form of read-only memory ROM
Rom
1985 digital FM synthesizer
FM tone generators and a 32-voice random-access memory (RAM), 32 user voices and 128 read-only memory (ROM) factory preset sounds. As a programmable synth
Yamaha_DX21
QWERTY Quantum computing QR Code Recycle bin Remote access Registry Read-only memory (ROM) RAID Rooting RAM Rust (programming language) Safe mode Scalable
List_of_technology_terms
Personal digital assistant
Motorola Dragon I/68349 microprocessor, 4 MB of read only memory (ROM), 1 MB of random access memory (RAM), and an LCD. Of particular interest were the
Motorola_Envoy
1993 video game
Drive/Collected Works. Read-Only Memory. p. 326. ISBN 9780957576810. Stuart, Keith (2014). Sega Mega Drive/Collected Works. Read-Only Memory. p. 300. ISBN 9780957576810
Gunstar_Heroes
Data storage device
systems. Punched tape was used to transmit data for manufacture of read-only memory chips. Perforated paper tapes were first used by Basile Bouchon in
Punched_tape
Device used for calculations
the HP-41C. It could be expanded with random-access memory (RAM, for memory) and read-only memory (ROM, for software) modules, and peripherals like bar
Calculator
Proprietary optical disc format used in the Dreamcast and other Sega systems
The GD-ROM (gigabyte disc read-only memory) is a proprietary optical disc format developed as a collaboration between Sega and Yamaha for the Dreamcast
GD-ROM
Layer of hardware-level instructions or data structures
random-access memory (SRAM) or flash memory. This is traditionally denoted as writable control store in the context of computers, which can be either read-only or
Microcode
Cross-Platform Nintendo 64 emulator
games on a computer by reading ROM images, either dumped from the read-only memory of a Nintendo 64 cartridge or created directly on the computer as homebrew
Mupen64Plus
Personal computer system
combines a MOS Technology 6502 microprocessor, Commodore BASIC in read-only memory, keyboard, monochrome monitor, and, in early models, a cassette deck
Commodore_PET
1974 family of electronic microcontrollers
in 1974. It combines a 4-bit central processor unit, read-only memory (ROM), random access memory (RAM), and input/output (I/O) lines as a complete "computer
Texas_Instruments_TMS1000
Piece of read-only-memory used for booting a computer system
Boot ROM is a piece of read-only memory (ROM) that is used for booting a computer system. It contains instructions that are run after the CPU is reset
Boot_ROM
Archival of data
programmable read-only memory, is similar to PROM but can be cleared by exposure to ultraviolet light. EEPROM, or electrically erasable programmable read-only memory
Digital_permanence
implementation whose contents are unalterable is known as a read-only memory (ROM) or Read Only Storage (ROS); one whose contents are alterable is known
Control_store
Notebook computer from Psion
(upgradable to 32) megabyte (MB) of random-access memory (RAM) and 16 MB of internal read-only memory (ROM). The machine runs the EPOC operating system
Psion_Series_7
Low-level programming language family
transferred to the target system, via read-only memory (ROM, EPROM, etc.), a programmer (when the read-only memory is integrated in the device, as in microcontrollers)
Assembly_language
Early type of computer memory
Dimond ring or Dimond ring translator was an early type of computer read-only memory, created in the early 1940s by T. L. Dimond at Bell Laboratories for
Dimond_ring
Basic instruction cycle in a computer
0x00000000.) Typically, this address points to a set of instructions in read-only memory (ROM), which begins the process of loading (or booting) the operating
Instruction_cycle
Field-programmable semiconductor devices
Semiconductor. PAL devices consisted of a small PROM (programmable read-only memory) core and additional output logic used to implement particular desired
Programmable_Array_Logic
Storage segment
programming languages. A computer program memory can be largely categorized into two sections: read-only and read/write. This distinction grew from early
Data_segment
American rock band
"beginning of industrial rock". Half Machine Lip Moves and their 1979 EP Read Only Memory cemented the band's growing reputation in the UK and led to the band
Chrome_(band)
4-bit microprocessor introduced in 1974 by Intel
debugging much easier. Another pin was used to bank select a second read-only memory (ROM), doubling the amount of ROM the processor could address compared
Intel_4040
Reprogramming a car to improve performance
Chip tuning is changing or modifying an erasable programmable read only memory chip in an automobile's or other vehicles electronic control unit (ECU)
Chip_tuning
Microcontroller
random-access memory (RAM). A 16-bit address space for between 1 kibibyte (KB) and 64 KB of either programmable read-only memory (PROM, OTP), read-only memory (ROM)
Zilog_Z8
Palmtop pocket computer from Psion
supported removable storage write once read many (write-once) devices, which used erasable programmable read-only memory EPROM storage. The device can host
Psion_Organiser
Real-time operating system
stack); it needs about 10 kilobytes of random-access memory (RAM) and 30 kilobytes of read-only memory (ROM). A full system, including a graphical user interface
Contiki
American electronics products business
FPGA chip as the board's glue logic, an SPROM (Serial Programmable Read-Only Memory) chip, containing the FPGA's operating code, a few SRAM chips for buffering
Data_I/O
Type of computer memory
random-access memory (dynamic RAM or DRAM) is a type of random-access semiconductor memory that stores each bit of data in a memory cell. A DRAM memory cell usually
Dynamic_random-access_memory
Cultural activity with old video games
characterized by pixelated artwork and text, recorded to disk storage or Read-Only Memory chips, and primarily intended to be displayed on standard-definition
Retro_gaming
1983 portable computer from Texas Instruments
The system has 6 kilobytes of random-access memory (RAM; expandable to 18 KB), and 34 KB of read-only memory (ROM). Peripherals can be connected via a Hexbus
Compact_Computer_40
1974 video game
movement. Emmons also used integrated circuit-based memory—specifically, mask ROM (read-only memory)—in his circuit design to store graphical data such
Gran_Trak_10
Publisher of illustrated books
publishers: Unit Editions, specializing in books about graphic design, and Read-Only Memory (ROM), focused on video game history. List of publishers Ian Mackenzie-Kerr
Thames_&_Hudson
Israeli electrical engineer and business executive
Intel Corporation, he is the inventor of the erasable programmable read only memory (EPROM) and the founder and first general manager of Intel Israel.
Dov_Frohman
Korean-born American engineer and inventor (1931–1992)
FGMOS could be used as floating-gate memory cells for non-volatile memory (NVM) and reprogrammable read-only memory (ROM), which became the basis for EPROM
Dawon_Kahng
Personal computer by Apple Computer
hidden Hierarchical File System (HFS) disk volume contained in the read-only memory (ROM) includes System 6.0.3. The Mac Classic can be booted into a scaled-down
Macintosh_Classic
Maximum amount of RAM accessible by a computer
Some of the address space may be shared between RAM, peripherals, and read-only memory. In the case of a microcontroller with no external RAM, the size of
RAM_limit
Software development system
emulation of processors and memory, had debugging tools including logic analysis hardware, and a programmable read-only memory (PROM) chip programmer. A
HP_64000
Computer scientist and engineer
849) US Patent for Erasable programmable read-only memory Patent (Patent # 3,938,108) "The father of flash memory". ellines.com. 2020-02-07. Retrieved 2026-06-29
George_Perlegos
American stadium organist
25, 2014). "John Madden hockey: The making of NHL '94 – Read-Only Memory". Read-Only Memory. Retrieved October 16, 2020. "A very serious Dodgers-Braves
Dieter_Ruehle
Scottish television and radio presenter and newspaper columnist (born 1969)
June 2007. Diamond, Dominik (2022). GamesMaster: The Oral History. Read-Only Memory. p. 103. ISBN 978-0-500-97855-9. "An interview with Dominik Diamond"
Dominik_Diamond
Automaton at the Franklin Institute, Philadelphia, US
museum highlights the use of its cams in similar function to computer read-only memory (ROM) to store pre-defined data for retrieval at a later time. In the
Maillardet's_automaton
Computer memory block
authenticated and replay protected manner and can only be read and written via successfully authenticated read and write accesses. The data may be overwritten
Replay_Protected_Memory_Block
Family of programmable calculators and desktop computers
system and language system built into read-only memory. Because programs were designed to run from ROM (read only memory) the call subroutine instruction had
HP_9800_series
1980 video game
Brad Stewart". Furthermore, the cost of creating a new read-only memory (ROM) mask, or memory chip, was around US$10,000 (equivalent to $39,075 in 2025)
Adventure_(1980_video_game)
Topics referred to by the same term
PIN that is valid for only one login session or transaction One-time programmable memory, a type of programmable read-only memory (ROM) in electronics
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