Rom

ROM, Rom, or rom is an abbreviation and name that may refer to:

In computers and mathematics

• Read-only memory, a type of storage media which is used in computers and other electronic devices.
• 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 model, a mathematical abstraction used in cryptographic proofs
• ROM cartridge, a portable form of read-only memory
• RoM, Request of Maintainer (see Software maintainer)
• Rough order of magnitude estimate

In biomechanics and medicine

• Range of motion, the distance and direction a joint can move between the flexed position and the extended position.
• Risk of mortality, a medical classification to estimate the likelihood of death for a patient.
• Rupture of membranes

In engineering

• Range of motion, the distance (linear or angular) that a movable object may normally travel while properly attached to another object.

In society and geography

• Rom (plural Roma), one of the ethnic designations used by the Romani people
  • "ROM", the ISO 639 alpha-2 designation of the Romani language
• The Royal Ontario Museum, a museum in Toronto, Ontario, Canada
• River Rom, England
• Rom (river), Switzerland and Italy
• Rom (Mecklenburg), community in the district of Parchim, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
• Rom, Deux-Sèvres, a commune in the Deux-Sèvres department in western France

In fiction and entertainment

• Rom (comics), a Marvel Comics superhero based on the Parker Brothers toy of the same name
• Rom (Star Trek), a Ferengi character in Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
• Runes of Magic, a popular MMORPG
• Ethan Rom, one of the Others in the TV series LOST