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Contents 1 In computers and mathematics 2 In society and geography 3 In entertainment 4 Other

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

[edit] 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

[edit] In society and geography

• Rom (plural Roma or Roms), one of the ethnic designations used by the Romani people (also known as Gypsies)
  • Rom means husband in the Romani language
  • "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
• Régions d'outre-Mer, French Overseas regions

[edit] In entertainment

• Rom (Star Trek), fictional Star Trek character who appears in Star Trek: Deep Space 9
• R.O.M., "Reign of Madness" Title of a musictrack of the band "RA" consisting of artists Christer Borge-Lunde & Lars W. Lind
• Rom Spaceknight, fictional character from the Marvel Comics universe
• Reign Over Me, movie starring Don Cheadle and Adam Sandler
• Runes of Magic, a free-to-play MMORPG

[edit] Other

• 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
• The International Air Transport Association (IATA) airport code covering all the airports within the Rome area of Italy (namely, Leonardo Da Vinci-Fiumicino International Airport and Ciampino International Airport)
• 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 of 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

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