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ram [n]

1)	the most common computer memory which can be used by programs to perform necessary tasks while the computer is on; an integrated circuit memory chip allows information to be stored or accessed in any order and all storage locations are equally accessible

Synonyms :

random-access_memory random_access_memory random_memory read/write_memory

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volatile_storage buffer ram_disk

2)	(astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in Aries

Synonyms :

aries

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human astrology

3)	the first sign of the zodiac which the sun enters at the vernal equinox; the sun is in this sign from about March 21 to April 19

Synonyms :

aries aries_the_ram

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house

4)	a tool for driving or forcing something by impact

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tool drive pound battering_ram head rammer

5)	uncastrated adult male sheep; "a British term is `tup'"

Synonyms :

tup

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sheep horn

ram [v]

1)	strike or drive against with a heavy impact; "ram the gate with a sledgehammer"; "pound on the door"

Synonyms :

pound ram_down

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thrust hammer rammer

2)	force into or from an action or state, either physically or metaphorically; "She rammed her mind into focus"; "He drives me mad"

Synonyms :

drive force

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drive thrust beat_in campaign drive_in toe drive

3)	undergo damage or destruction on impact; "the plane crashed into the ocean"; "The car crashed into the lamp post"

Synonyms :

crash

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clash crash crash

4)	crowd or pack to capacity; "the theater was jampacked"

Synonyms :

chock_up cram jam jampack wad

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cram stuff batch crush

From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing: (http://www.foldoc.org/, Editor Denis Howe)

1. Random Access Memory.

2. Rarely Adequate Memory.

A humorous reference to the fact that programs and data expand to fill the memory available.

(1995-04-22)

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