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EPROM

EPROM

1 8.0
A computer memory chip you erase with ultraviolet light and then reprogram with new data
  • noun
  • /ˈiːprɒm/
  • Archaic
: EPROM
  • The system used 24 I/O ports, 32 kB of RAM, and 2 MB of memory on an EPROM (erasable programmable read-only memory).

And as long as that company can still sell you the EPROM, the specialized chip or whatever the company benefits too, they get to sell more chips.

Examples

  • We've upgraded the EPROM, so let's just connect up an HDMI monitor like that and the power like that.

  • Furthermore, in order for the students to experience the complete board-level software design cycle, they write 8085 code to perform a certain task, assemble it, and burn the resulting hexadecimal code into an EPROM.

    Academic text (1995)

  • And then of course, our EPROM also needs ground and power.

  • So now let's put this EPROM in, get that one out.

  • I'm replacing the PROM with our EPROM.

    Real Genius (1985)

  • The final destination of the executable code is an EPROM, which is burned in the lab.

    Academic text (1995)

  • And as long as that company can still sell you the EPROM, the specialized chip or whatever the company benefits too, they get to sell more chips.

    MIT OpenCourseWare

  • So the first step is to use this command and the flash dash, dash erase EPROM and then we press Y to confirm.

  • Next step of the process is we do place all the small components, caps, resistors, Eproms onto the motherboards, so or memory boards.

  • To upgrade the software, you must first erase the old data from the EPROM using ultraviolet light.

Synonyms

erasable programmable read-only memory
vsEPROM
  • Specialized
7.7

A chip you clear with ultraviolet light and then write new information on it

is the shortened or abbreviated label used in technical contexts

How Rewritable

flash memory
  • Specialized
3 4.2
EPROM
  • Archaic
1 8.0
ROM
  • Specialized
31 5.2

Surface Forms

EPROM singular
EPROMS plural

Morphology

EPROM = E + P + R + O + M

EPROM is an initialism whose individual letters do not transparently convey the meaning; the expanded phrase is needed to understand it.

Etymology

EPROM is short for erasable programmable read-only memory, so the name literally says it is a kind of memory you can 'erase' and then 'program' again. Old EPROM chips were cleared using ultraviolet light, which is why they can be rewritten rather than truly permanent.