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eprom

/ˈiː.prɒm/

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noun

/ˈiː.prɒm/C1formalITabbreviation
  • ruТип энергонезависимой микросхемы памяти, используемой в вычислительной технике, которую можно стереть под воздействием ультрафиолетового света и затем перепрограммировать новыми данными.

A type of non-volatile memory chip used in computing that can be erased by exposure to ultraviolet light and then reprogrammed with new data.

proper noun

  1. Erasable Programmable Read-Only MemoryC1formalIT

    A type of computer memory chip that can be erased using ultraviolet light and then reprogrammed with new data.

    ruСтираемое программируемое постоянное запоминающее устройство

    • The engineer used an EPROM to store the firmware for the device.
    • EPROM chips were commonly used in older computer systems.
    • To update the program, the EPROM had to be erased with UV light and reprogrammed.

    Synonymserasable programmable read-only memory

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