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Rom

1

[ rohm ]

noun

, plural Roms, (especially collectively) Rom.
  1. an individual member of the Romani people, or Roma, especially a man or boy.


ROM

2

[ rom ]

noun

  1. computer memory in which program instructions, operating procedures, or other data are permanently stored, generally on electronic chips during manufacture, and that ordinarily cannot be changed by the user.

rom.

3

abbreviation for

  1. roman (printing type).

Rom.

4

abbreviation for

  1. Roman.
  2. Romance. Also Rom
  3. Romania.
  4. Romanian. Also Rom
  5. Romanic. Also Rom
  6. Bible. Romans (New Testament).

rom.

1

abbreviation for

  1. roman (type)
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Rom.

2

abbreviation for

  1. Roman
  2. Romance (languages)
  3. Bible Romans
  4. Romania(n)
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Rom

3

/ rɒm /

noun

  1. a male Gypsy
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

ROM

4

/ rɒm /

acronym for

  1. read only memory: a storage device that holds data permanently and cannot in normal circumstances be altered by the programmer
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ROM

/ rŏm /

  1. Short for read-only memory. Computer hardware that stores programs or data that cannot be added to, modified, or deleted. ROM does not require power to maintain its contents, and is often used to save instructions that enable the computer's operating system to communicate with other hardware.

ROM

  1. Acronym for r ead o nly m emory, which refers to a memory system, such as a commercial CD, which can be read but which cannot be altered. ( Compare RAM .)
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Sensitive Note

See gypsy.
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Word History and Origins

Origin of Rom1

First recorded in 1835–45; from Romani: “man, married man”; compare Sanskrit ḍomba, ḍoma “a low-caste minstrel,” probably from a Dravidian language; compare Kannada ḍomba, ḍoma, Tamil dommara “caste of jugglers”

Origin of Rom2

r(ead)-o(nly) m(emory)
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Word History and Origins

Origin of Rom1

Romany
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Example Sentences

So I said to Rom, “Come on, have a quick go at this.”

Rom Braslavski, 20, was working on security for the festival.

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Rom praises Vance's debating skills, and believes he's the future of his party.

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Rom Braslavski, 19, was working on security for the festival.

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Boss has worked as a server at the late Thaiger Room and Rom Mai Thai; JP tended bar at Pestle Rock and, at one point, worked as a busboy at a Vegas casino.

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