固こ定てい記き憶おく装そう置ち

Meanings

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noun

computing

Technical computing term for non-volatile memory that can be read but not normally written to. Often abbreviated as ROM in both English and Japanese contexts.

このプログラムは固こ定てい記き憶おく装そう置ちに書かき込こまれている。
This program is stored in read-only memory.

recollection, think, remember

装attire, dress, pretend

置placement, put, set

Similar words

ROM
Common katakana abbreviation for 固定記憶装置, used widely in technical and everyday contexts.
読よみ取とり専せん用ようメモリ
A more descriptive Japanese term for read-only memory, less common than ROM.

Etymology

Compound of 固定 (fixed) + 記憶 (memory) + 装置 (device), a direct translation of the English term 'read-only memory'.