Ram

Depending on context, RAM, Ram or ram may be an acronym or a full word, and it can mean one of the following:

• In Biology

- A ram is an entire male sheep. A castrated male sheep is a wether.

• In Computing

- RAM is an acronym for random access memory

- Random access machine - a theoretical computer model

- .ra, .rm or .ram is a file extension for RealAudio file format

• In Geography

- Região Autónoma da Madeira (RAM) is the official Portuguese name for the autonomous region of the Madeira Islands off the coast of Portugal.

- Ram is a town in Serbia, Serbia and Montenegro

• In Hinduism

- Ram is the Hindi form of the name of Rama, an avatāra of Vishnu or God. Alternatively, Ram is a generic term for God. Sikhism states that one of the names of God is Ram.

• In Hydraulics

- A hydraulic ram can be a type of water pump. The term can also refer to the hydraulic ram used as an extrication tool.

• In Air transportation

- RAM (Royal Air Maroc) is the Moroccan national airline

• In Sports

- In Formula One, RAM Racing competed between 1983 and 1985.

- Many sports teams use the "Rams" nickname, most notably the St. Louis Rams of the National Football League and the teams representing Colorado State University and Suffolk University in Boston.

• In Calculus

- RAM stands for Rectangular Approximation Method, a way of approximating the integral of a function.

• In Astronomy

- Aries the Ram refers to the constellation of Aries.

• In Chemical industry

- Rechargeable Alkaline Manganese batteries.

• In Music

- Royal Academy of Music

- Ram is the name of a Paul McCartney album, released in 1971.

- RAM is the name of a Haïtian racine band based in the city of Port-au-Prince.

• In Communications

- RAM refers to Radar Absorbent Material.

• In Military

- A battering ram is a long siege weapon designed to break down doors, city gates, walls, et cetera.

- A ram was also a naval ship class in the 1860s.

- The Ram was a Canadian tank of the Second World War.

- The Rolling Airframe Missile is a short range surface to air missile.

• In Sailing

- Ram or mast-ram is a system which controls the bend of a modern dinghy mast.

• In Museums

- RAM is the Royal Alberta Museum.

• Automobiles

- The Dodge Ram is a full-size pickup truck.

• Post-Linear Narrative

- R.A.M. - The initials of Raoul Angus McMurtee, PhD, inventor of the now infamous DAIMON.