eprom

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eprom - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  EPROM
      n 1: (computer science) a read-only memory chip that can be
           erased by ultraviolet light and programmed again with new
           data [syn: erasable programmable read-only memory,
           EPROM]

eprom - Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (26 May 2007) :

  Erasable Programmable Read-Only Memory
  EPROM
  
     <storage> (EPROM) A type of storage device in which the data
     is determined by electrical charge stored in an isolated
     ("floating") MOS transistor gate.  The isolation is good
     enough to retain the charge almost indefinitely (more than ten
     years) without an external power supply.  The EPROM is
     programmed by "injecting" charge into the floating gate, using
     a technique based on the tunnel effect.  This requires higher
     voltage than in normal operation (usually 12V - 25V).  The
     floating gate can be discharged by applying ultraviolet light
     to the chip's surface through a quartz window in the package,
     erasing the memory contents and allowing the chip to be
     reprogrammed.
  
     (1995-04-22)
  

eprom - V.E.R.A. -- Virtual Entity of Relevant Acronyms (June 2006) :

  EPROM
         Erasable Programmable Read Only Memory (ROM, IC, RL, EPROM)