Rom Definition

rōm

roma

noun

A Gypsy man or boy.

Webster's New World

Memory hardware that allows fast access to permanently stored data but prevents addition to or modification of the data.

American Heritage

Any member of the Gypsy people.

Webster's New World

Computer memory whose contents can be read but not altered.

Webster's New World

A memory chip that can be read but not altered.

Webster's New World

Synonyms:

pronoun

(rare) The Romani language.

Wiktionary

The ethnic designation used by the Romani people from Eastern Europe.

Wiktionary

abbreviation

Roman (type)

Webster's New World

Roman.

Webster's New World

Romance (language)

Webster's New World

Romania.

Webster's New World

Romans.

Webster's New World

adjective

(rare) Romani: of or pertaining to the Roma people.

Wiktionary

Other Word Forms of Rom

Singular:

Rom

Plural:

roms

The other major categories of words for the Roma are cognates of Gypsy (words related to Egypt) and cognates of tzigane (words derived from Greek); see those entries for more information.

From Wiktionary
From Romani rom (“man"), probably ultimately from Sanskrit डोम (doma, “member of a low caste of travelling musicians and dancers"). See some more information at Roma.

From Wiktionary
Romani man Romani

From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
r(ead-)o(nly) m(emory)

From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition