prom

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see also: PROM, Prom

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Pronunciation

• (America) IPA: /pɹɑm/
• (British) IPA: /pɹɒm/

Noun

prom (plural proms)

1. (British) a promenade concert
2. (British, abbreviation) promenade
3. (US) a formal ball held at a high school or college on special occasions, e.g. near the end of the academic year

Translations

• French: bal de promo, bal des finissants (Canadian French), bal du printemps (Swiss French)
• German: Ball, Abschlussball, Prom, Promenade
• Italian: ballo di fine anno
• Portuguese: baile de formatura
• Russian: (студенческий) бал

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PROM

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Noun

prom (plural proms)

1. (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. 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.)

Related terms

• ROM

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Prom

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Proper noun

1. Surname

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