a type of PROM chip whose bit patterns can be erased and reprogrammed by the user
Word origin
E(rasable) + PROM
EPROM in Electrical Engineering
(iprɒm) or erasable programmable read-only memory
Word forms: (regular plural) EPROMs
noun
(Electrical engineering: Computing and control, Digital)
An EPROM is a type of memory chip that retains its data when its power supply is switched off.
In a typical microcomputer, a central processing unit executes an operating programstored in an EPROM which also stores tables and data utilized in the program.
The microcomputer also includes a RAM into which data may be temporarily stored andfrom which data may be read at various address locations determined by the programstored in the EPROM.
An EPROM is a type of memory chip that retains its data when its power supply is switchedoff.