Read only memory (ROM): Computer memory supplied as a chip inside the computer and which cannot be altered. ROM typically contaims the basic system programs resident in the computer.

• 唯读贮记器:用者不能更改的电脑贮记元件，它以晶片形式装置于电脑内。典型的唯读贮记器载有电脑的基本系统程式。