英语词汇rom and ram的起源、历史背景-英语词源词典

ROM and RAM. These are acronyms for forms of computer memory. ROM stands for read-only memory, containing in- structions for starting the computer that are permanent and cannot be modified. RAM means random-access memory, containing instructions for the particular task the operator wants the computer to perform; these instructions are tempo- rary, entered from the keyboard or disc and lost when the pow- er is turned off. One wonders if these will become general syn- onyms for “permanent” and “temporary.”

词汇	rom and ram
词源	ROM and RAM. These are acronyms for forms of computer memory. ROM stands for read-only memory, containing in- structions for starting the computer that are permanent and cannot be modified. RAM means random-access memory, containing instructions for the particular task the operator wants the computer to perform; these instructions are tempo- rary, entered from the keyboard or disc and lost when the pow- er is turned off. One wonders if these will become general syn- onyms for “permanent” and “temporary.”
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