read-only memory

non-volatile memory used in computers and other electronic devices; class of storage medium used in computers and other electronic devices
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read-only memory

Summary

read-only memory is a product category[1]. It draws 1,443 Wikipedia views per month (product_category category, ranking #20 of 193).[2]

Key Facts

  • read-only memory's instance of is recorded as product category[3].
  • read-only memory's instance of is recorded as type of computer memory or storage[4].
  • read-only memory is a type of non-volatile memory[5].
  • read-only memory is a type of recording medium[6].
  • read-only memory's Commons category is recorded as ROM[7].
  • read-only memory is the opposite of write-only memory[8].
  • read-only memory's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'ca', 'text': 'memòria ROM'}[9].
  • read-only memory's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'ROM'}[10].
  • read-only memory's different from is recorded as volatile memory[11].
  • read-only memory's different from is recorded as non-volatile memory[12].
  • read-only memory's different from is recorded as volatile random-access memory[13].
  • read-only memory's different from is recorded as non-volatile random-access memory[14].
  • read-only memory's different from is recorded as static random-access memory[15].
  • read-only memory's different from is recorded as dynamic random-access memory[16].
  • read-only memory's different from is recorded as write-only memory[17].
  • read-only memory's different from is recorded as storage capacity[18].
  • read-only memory's different from is recorded as random-access memory[19].
  • read-only memory's different from is recorded as computer memory[20].
  • read-only memory's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[21].

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Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include product category[3] and type of computer memory or storage[4]. Recorded subclass of include non-volatile memory[5] and recording medium[6]. read-only memory is the opposite of write-only memory[8].

Why It Matters

read-only memory draws 1,443 Wikipedia views per month (product_category category, ranking #20 of 193).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[22] It is known by 69 alternative names across languages and contexts.[23]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . Google Product Taxonomy. wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . Google Product Taxonomy. wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [22] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [23] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 3d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of
    Different from volatile memory, non-volatile memory, volatile random-access memory +7
    Aliases
    Subclass of non-volatile memory, recording medium
    + 4 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|6 */ [[Property:P2347]]: 15809, mv to monolingual text names on YSO statements"
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