electrically erasable programmable read-only memory

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electrically erasable programmable read-only memory - Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (26 May 2007) :

  Electrically Erasable Programmable Read-Only Memory
  
     <storage> (EEPROM) A non-volatile storage device using a
     technique similar to the floating gates in EPROMs but with
     the capability to discharge the floating gate electrically.
     Usually bytes or words can be erased and reprogrammed
     individually during system operation.
  
     In contrast to RAM, writing takes much longer than reading
     and EEPROM is more expensive and less dense than RAM.  It is
     appropriate for storing small amounts of data which is changed
     infrequently, e.g. the hardware configuration of an Acorn
     Archimedes.
  
     [Difference from EAPROM?]
  
     (1995-04-22)