rom

IPA: rˈɑm

Root Word: ROM

(video games) A software image of read-only memory (as of a game cartridge) used in emulation.
The ethnic designation used by the Romani people from Eastern Europe.
(rare) The Romani language.
A member of the Romani people.
(in particular) A male member of the Romani people who is married and considered respectable amongst the family.
A short river in Greater London which flows into the River Thames.
(sports) Abbreviation of Romania. [A country in Southeast Europe. Capital and largest city: Bucharest.]
(electronics, computing) Acronym of read-only memory. [(computing) A computer memory chip that stores values but does not allow updates, in which the values are nonvolatile in that they are retained even when the computer is unpowered.]
(medicine) Initialism of range of motion. [The distance (linear or angular) that a movable object may normally travel while properly attached to another.]
(medicine) Acronym of rupture of membranes. [(medicine) The rupture of the amniotic sac, whether naturally at the onset of labour, occurring prematurely, or artificially induced.]
(finance) Initialism of return on margin.
(estimating and purchasing) Initialism of rough order of magnitude: An informal cost or price estimate provided for planning and budgeting purposes only, typically expected to be only 75% accurate.
(advertising) Initialism of run of month.

(rare) Romani: of or pertaining to the Roma people.
(proofreading) Abbreviation of roman. [(of type, typography) upright, as opposed to italic.]

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