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READ-ONLY STORAGE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does read-only storage mean? 

READ-ONLY STORAGE (noun)
  The noun READ-ONLY STORAGE has 1 sense:

1. (computer science) memory whose contents can be accessed and read but cannot be changedplay

  Familiarity information: READ-ONLY STORAGE used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


READ-ONLY STORAGE (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

(computer science) memory whose contents can be accessed and read but cannot be changed

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

fixed storage; read-only memory; read-only storage; ROM

Hypernyms ("read-only storage" is a kind of...):

computer memory; computer storage; memory; memory board; storage; store (an electronic memory device)

Domain category:

computer science; computing (the branch of engineering science that studies (with the aid of computers) computable processes and structures)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "read-only storage"):

CD-ROM; compact disc read-only memory (a compact disk that is used with a computer (rather than with an audio system); a large amount of digital information can be stored and accessed but it cannot be altered by the user)

EPROM; erasable programmable read-only memory ((computer science) a read-only memory chip that can be erased by ultraviolet light and programmed again with new data)


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