e/Write-only memory

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has glosseng: Write-only memory is the antithesis of read-only memory (ROM). By definition, a WOM is a memory device which can be written but never read. Since there seems to be no obvious use for such a memory circuit, from which data cannot be retrieved, the concept is most often used as a joke or a metaphor for a failed memory device.
lexicalizationeng: Write only memory
lexicalizationeng: Write-only memory
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Czech
has glossces: WOM (zkratka anglického Write Only Memory) znamená paměť jen pro zápis. Jedná se o nerealizované zařízení, jež se stalo součástí inženýrského folklóru.
lexicalizationces: WOM
German
has glossdeu: Das Write-Only-Memory (auch: WOM, deutsch: Nur-Schreib-Speicher) ist das scherzhafte Antonym zum Read-Only-Memory. Write Only Memory ist ein WORN-Gerät (write once read never, vergleiche WORM).
lexicalizationdeu: Write-Only-Memory
Castilian
has glossspa: WOM ; MARKETING "WORD OF MOUTH" WOM es el acrónimo inglés de Write Only Memory (memoria de solo escritura).
lexicalizationspa: Memoria WOM
Swedish
has glossswe: WOM är en engelsk akronym som uttyds write only memory. WOM är vanligt på äldre grafikkort där det endast går att skriva till bilden med processorn men inte att läsa den. Vanligtvis har dessa minnen en buss om 8 eller 16 bitar mot huvudprocessorn samt en enbitars ROM-port i den andra ändan där grafikkortets processor läser de pixlar som skall visas en efter en i samma ordning som de visas på datorns skärm.
lexicalizationswe: WOM
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