BLOW AN EPROM
\blˈə͡ʊ ɐn ˈɛpɹɒm], \blˈəʊ ɐn ˈɛpɹɒm], \b_l_ˈəʊ ɐ_n ˈɛ_p_ɹ_ɒ_m]\
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/bloh *n ee'prom/ (Or "blast", "burn") To program a read-onlymemory, e.g. for use with an embedded system. This termarose because the programming process for the ProgrammableRead-Only Memory (PROM) that preceded present-day ErasableProgrammable Read-Only Memory (EPROM) involved intentionallyblowing tiny electrical fuses on the chip. The usage lives on(it's too vivid and expressive to discard) even though thewrite process on EPROMs is nondestructive.
By Denis Howe
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