prom

IPA: prˈɑm

(Britain) A promenade concert.
(Britain, abbreviation) A promenade.
(US) A formal ball held at a high school or college on special occasions; e.g,. near the end of the academic year.
(electronics) Programmable read-only memory: A PROM chip can be programmed one or more times (depending on the type) and generally cannot be re-programmed without special equipment (if at all). Once programmed and installed in a device, it functions as a read-only chip (as if it had been hard-wired to function that way.)
A surname.
(medicine) Initialism of prelabor rupture of membranes.
Alternative form of Prome (“the city of Pyay”) [Former name of Pyay, Myanmar.]

Examples of "prom" in Sentences

Anybody here know what the word "prom" is short for?
This prom is a way to give back some of that normalcy.
You also get Doctor Who at the Proms, where "prom" is short for "promenade concert."
She's not like that anymore; so maybe going to the prom is a small price for me to pay.
Hopefully some will come dressed in prom dresses like they did when the movie first opened.
The one where former commanders of 12 year boys in prom dresses who huff glue before killing people are promoted to general with salary, UN backing, and their own coltan mine?
One is Janae, who despite being a dwarf joins her high school cheerleading team -- the coach, very unlike Sue Sylvester, admits she's their secret weapon because her size makes her a flier -- and then earns the title "prom princess."