ROM (plural er-noun)
(sports) Abbreviation of Romania.
ROM (plural ROMs)
(electronics, computing) Acronym of Read-only memory.
(video games) A software image of read-only memory (as of a game cartridge) used in emulation.
(medical) Range of motion.
(finance) Return on Margin.
(estimating and purchasing) Rough order of magnitude. An informal cost or price estimate provided for planning and budgeting purposes only, typically expected to be only 75% accurate.
• nonvolatile (memory)
• MROM
• PROM
• MOR, MRO, Mor, Mor., O/RM, OMR, ORM, RMO
Rom
The ethnic designation used by the Romani people from Eastern Europe.
(rare) The Romani language.
Rom (plural Roms or Roma)
A member of the Romani people.
(in particular) A male member of the Romani people who is married and considered respectable amongst the family.
• (self-designations) Romani, Roma, Sinti, Romanichal
• (sometimes offensive) Gypsy, gypsy; tzigane
Rom (not comparable)
(rare) Romani: of or pertaining to the Roma people.
Rom
A short river in Greater London which flows into the River Thames.
• MOR, MRO, Mor, Mor., O/RM, OMR, ORM, RMO
rom (not comparable)
(proofreading) Abbreviation of roman.
• MOR, MRO, Mor, Mor., O/RM, OMR, ORM, RMO
Source: Wiktionary
3 March 2025
(verb) hold one’s ground; maintain a position; be steadfast or upright; “I am standing my ground and won’t give in!”
Coffee dates back to the 9th century. Goat herders in Ethiopia noticed their goats seem to be “dancing” after eating berries from a particular shrub. They reported it to the local monastery, and a monk made a drink out of it. The monk found out he felt energized and kept him awake at night. That’s how the first coffee drink was born.
