Rom
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ROM, Rom, or rom is an abbreviation and name that may refer to:
In computers and mathematics
- Read-only memoryRead-only memoryRead-only memory is a class of storage medium used in computers and other electronic devices. Data stored in ROM cannot be modified, or can be modified only slowly or with difficulty, so it is mainly used to distribute firmware .In its strictest sense, ROM refers only...
, a type of storage media which is used in computers and other electronic devices. - ROM imageROM imageA ROM image, or ROM file, is a computer file which contains a copy of the data from a read-only memory chip, often from a video game cartridge, a computer's firmware, or from an arcade game's main board...
, a computer file which contains a copy of the data from a read-only memory chip - ROM (MUD)ROM (MUD)ROM is a MUD codebase derived from Merc, which is based on DikuMUD. Russ "Alander" Taylor released Rom 2.3 in 1993.The most current publicly available version of Rom is , which was released in May 1998....
, a popular MUD codebase - Random oracleRandom oracleIn cryptography, a random oracle is an oracle that responds to every query with a random response chosen uniformly from its output domain, except that for any specific query, it responds the same way every time it receives that query...
model, a mathematical abstraction used in cryptographic proofs - ROM cartridgeROM cartridgeA ROM cartridge, sometimes referred to as a cart, is a removable enclosure containing read-only memory devices designed to be connected to a computer or games console....
, a portable form of read-only memory - RoM, Request of Maintainer (see Software maintainerSoftware maintainerIn free and open source software, a software maintainer is usually one or more people who build source code into a binary package for distribution, commit patches, or organize code in a source repository....
) - Rough order of magnitudeNumber senseIn mathematics education, number sense can refer to "an intuitive understanding of numbers, their magnitude, relationships, and how they are affected by operations." Many other definitions exist, but are similar to the one given...
estimateGuesstimateGuesstimate is an informal English contraction of guess and estimate, first used by American statisticians in 1934 or 1935. It is defined as an estimate made without using adequate or complete information, or, more strongly, as an estimate arrived at by guesswork or conjecture...
In biomechanics and medicine
- Range of motionRange of motionRange of motion , is the distance that a movable object may normally travel while properly attached to another object. It is also called range of travel, particularly when talking about mechanical devices and in mechanical engineering fields...
, the distance and direction a joint can move between the flexed position and the extended position. - Risk of mortalityRisk of mortalityThe risk of mortality provides a medical classification to estimate the likelihood of inhospital death for a patient. The ROM classes are minor, moderate, major, and extreme. The ROM class is used for the evaluation of patient mortality.-References:...
, a medical classification to estimate the likelihood of death for a patient. - Rupture of membranesRupture of membranesRupture of membranes or amniorrhexis is a term used during pregnancy to describe a rupture of the amniotic sac. Normally, or "spontaneously", it occurs at full term at the onset of, or during, labor...
In engineering
- Range of motionRange of motionRange of motion , is the distance that a movable object may normally travel while properly attached to another object. It is also called range of travel, particularly when talking about mechanical devices and in mechanical engineering fields...
, the distance (linear or angular) that a movable object may normally travel while properly attached to another object.
In society and geography
- Rom (plural Roma), one of the ethnic designations used by the Romani people
- "ROM", the ISO 639 alpha-2 designation of the Romani languageRomani languageRomani or Romany, Gypsy or Gipsy is any of several languages of the Romani people. They are Indic, sometimes classified in the "Central" or "Northwestern" zone, and sometimes treated as a branch of their own....
- "ROM", the ISO 639 alpha-2 designation of the Romani language
- The Royal Ontario MuseumRoyal Ontario MuseumThe Royal Ontario Museum is a museum of world culture and natural history in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. With its main entrance facing Bloor Street in Downtown Toronto, the museum is situated north of Queen's Park and east of Philosopher's Walk in the University of Toronto...
, a museum in Toronto, Ontario, Canada - River RomRiver RomThe River Rom, also in places known as the River Beam, is a tributary of the River Thames in England that flows through the north east London suburbs, forming the boundary between the London boroughs of Barking and Dagenham and Havering in the south and flowing through channels underneath Romford...
, England - Rom (river), Switzerland and Italy
- Rom (Mecklenburg), community in the district of Parchim, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
- Rom, Deux-SèvresRom, Deux-SèvresRom is a commune in the Deux-Sèvres department in western France.It was the Roman settlement of Rauranum, located at a ford on a little river on the Roman road between Limonum and Santonum , according to the Antonine Itinerary. At this posting stage or relay stage , fresh horses could be found...
, a commune in the Deux-Sèvres department in western France
In fiction and entertainment
- Rom (comics), a Marvel Comics superhero based on the Parker Brothers toy of the same name
- Runes of MagicRunes of MagicNot to be confused with RuneScape.Runes of Magic is a free massively multiplayer online role-playing game developed by the Taiwanese developer Runewaker Entertainment and adapted for the English and German-speaking market by German company Frogster Interactive...
, a popular MMORPG - Rom (Star Trek)Rom (Star Trek)Rom is a recurring character on Star Trek: Deep Space Nine. He is played by Max Grodénchik.Rom is a Ferengi, the son of Keldar and Ishka. He is Quark's younger brother, and the father of Nog.-Overview:...
, a Ferengi character in Star Trek: Deep Space Nine - Ethan Rom, one of the Others in the TV series LOST