Read-only memory
WordNet
noun
(1) (computer science) memory whose contents can be accessed and read but cannot be changed
WiktionaryText
Noun
- A computer memory chip that stores values but does not allow updates, in which the values are nonvolatile in that they are retained even when the computer is unpowered.
See also
- random access memory, RAM
- programmable read-only memory, PROM
- flash memory