Read-Only Memory

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Abbreviations / Acronyms / Synonyms:

ROM

NIST SP 800-101 Rev. 1, NIST SP 800-72, NISTIR 8369

Definitions:

ROM is a pre-recorded storage medium that can only be read from and not written to.
Sources:
NIST SP 1800-21B

A pre-recorded ISM that can only be read from and not written to.
Sources:
NIST SP 800-88r2 under read-only memory

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