Rom
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ROM, Rom, or rom is an abbreviation and name that may refer to:
In Computers and Mathematics:
- Read-Only Memory, a class of storage media used in computers and other electronic devices. This tells the computer how to load the operating system.
- Mac computers typically included Old World ROM or New World ROM
- ROM image, a computer file which contains a copy of the data from a read-only memory chip
- ROM (MUD), a popular MUD codebase
- Random oracle, as in "random oracle model", a mathematical abstraction used in cryptographic proofs
- ROM cartridges, a portable form of read-only memory
In Society and Geography:
- Rom (plural Roma), one of the Romani people, an ethnic group commonly known in the English-speaking world as Gypsies
- "rom", the ISO 639 alpha-2 designation of the Romani language
- Romania, "ROM" being the former International Olympic Committee abbreviation for the country
- Rome, Italy, called "Rom" in German, Danish and Swedish
- Republic of Macedonia
- Rom, Deux-Sèvres, France, a commune in the Deux-Sèvres département
- Rom, Germany, a municipality in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany
- Rom River, in Val Müstair, Switzerland
- Royal Ontario Museum, a museum located in Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Rom, Afghanistan
In Entertainment:
- Rom (Star Trek), fictional Star Trek character who appears in Star Trek: Deep Space 9
- Rom Spaceknight, fictional character from the Marvel Comics universe
- Reign Over Me, movie starring Don Cheadle and Adam Sandler
ROM may also refer to:
- Range of motion, medical term for the measure of movement through a particular joint or muscle range
- Range of Motion (exercise machine), exercise machine that claims to give a full workout in 4 minutes
- Risk of Mortality, medical classification
- Run of Mine, rock received from a mine before processing such as crushing or grinding
- Rupture of membranes, medical term referring to a process of childbirth
- ROM Eiendom, real estate company owned by the Norwegian State Railways
- Rough Order Magnitude, term used in costing analysis equating to 'Estimate'
- Registry of Marriages, Singapore
- Regional Offender Manager, official of the National Offender Management Service in England and Wales

