prom

[prom] /prɒm/
noun
1.
a formal dance, especially one held by a high school or college class at the end of an academic year.
Origin
1890-95, Americanism; short for promenade

PROM

[prom] /prɒm/
noun, Computers.
1.
a memory chip whose contents can be programmed by a user or manufacturer for a specific purpose.
Compare EPROM.
Origin
p(rogrammable) r(ead)-o(nly) m(emory)

prom.

1.
promontory.
British Dictionary definitions for prom

prom

/prɒm/
noun
1.
(Brit) short for promenade (sense 1), promenade concert
2.
(US & Canadian, informal) short for promenade (sense 3)

PROM

/prɒm/
noun acronym (computing)
1.
programmable read only memory
Word Origin and History for prom
n.

"student formal dance in celebration of graduation," 1894, American English shortened form of promenade (n.). Prom dress attested from 1975.

prom in Technology


Programmable Read-Only Memory

Related Abbreviations for prom

prom

a dance (from "promenade")

PROM

  1. passive range of motion
  2. premature rupture of membranes
  3. programmable read-only memory

prom.

promontory