ALL meanings of ram
ram
R r - noun ram male sheep 1
- noun ram battering device: to force entry 1
- transitive verb ram hit hard 1
- transitive verb ram shove, push 1
- transitive verb ram stuff, cram 1
- noun ram random-access memory; computer memory available to the user for creating, loading, or running programs and for the temporary storage and manipulation of data, in which time of access to each item is independent of the storage sequence. As a storage medium, RAM is volatile, so its contents are lost when the power fails or is turned off. 1
- verb with object ram to drive or force by heavy blows. 1
- verb with object ram to strike with great force; dash violently against: The car went out of control and rammed the truck. 1
- verb with object ram to cram; stuff: They rammed the gag in his mouth. 1
- verb with object ram to push firmly: to ram a bill through the Senate. 1
- verb with object ram to force (a charge) into a firearm, as with a ramrod. 1
- noun Definition of ram in Technology (storage) (RAM) (Previously "direct-access memory"). A data storage device for which the order of access to different locations does not affect the speed of access. This is in contrast to, say, a magnetic disk, magnetic tape or a mercury delay line where it is very much quicker to access data sequentially because accessing a non-sequential location requires physical movement of the storage medium rather than just electronic switching. In the 1970s magnetic core memory was used and some old-timers still call RAM "core". The most common form of RAM in use today is semiconductor integrated circuits, which can be either static random-access memory (SRAM) or dynamic random-access memory (DRAM). The term "RAM" has gained the additional meaning of read-write. Most kinds of semiconductor read-only memory (ROM) are actually "random access" in the above sense but are never referred to as RAM. Furthermore, memory referred to as RAM can usually be read and written equally quickly (approximately), in contrast to the various kinds of programmable read-only memory. Finally, RAM is usually volatile though non-volatile random-access memory is also used. Interestingly, some DRAM devices are not truly random access because various kinds of "page mode" or "column mode" mean that sequential access is faster than random access. The humorous expansion "Rarely Adequate Memory" refers to the fact that programs and data always seem to expand to fill the memory available. 1
- uncountable noun ram RAM is the part of a computer in which information is stored while you are using it. RAM is an abbreviation for 'Random Access Memory'. 0
- verb ram If a vehicle rams something such as another vehicle, it crashes into it with a lot of force, usually deliberately. 0
- verb ram If you ram something somewhere, you push it there with great force. 0
- countable noun ram A ram is an adult male sheep. 0
- noun ram an uncastrated adult sheep 0
- noun ram a piston or moving plate, esp one driven hydraulically or pneumatically 0
- noun ram the falling weight of a pile driver or similar device 0
- noun ram a pointed projection in the stem of an ancient warship for puncturing the hull of enemy ships 0
- noun ram a warship equipped with a ram 0
- noun ram a sexually active man 0
- verb ram to force or drive, as by heavy blows 0
- verb ram (of a moving object) to crash with force (against another object) or (of two moving objects) to collide in this way 0
- verb ram to stuff or cram (something into a hole, etc) 0
- verb ram to thrust violently 0
- verb ram to present (an idea, argument, etc) forcefully or aggressively (esp in the phrase ram (something) down someone's throat) 0
- verb ram to drive (a charge) into a firearm 0
- noun acronym ram random access memory: semiconductor memory in which all storage locations can be rapidly accessed in the same amount of time. It forms the main memory of a computer, used by applications to perform tasks while the device is operating 0
- abbreviation RAM Royal Academy of Music 0
- abbreviation RAM relative atomic mass 0
- noun ram random-access memory 0
- noun ram a random-access memory chip 0
- noun ram a male sheep 0
- noun ram battering ram 0
- noun ram a metal projection on the bow of a warship below the waterline, used to pierce enemy vessels 0
- noun ram hydraulic ram 0
- noun ram the weight, or striking part, of a pile driver 0
- noun ram the plunger of a force pump 0
- verb transitive ram to strike against with great force; drive into 0
- verb transitive ram to force into place; press or drive down 0
- verb transitive ram to force (an idea, legislative bill, etc.) to be accepted 0
- verb transitive ram to stuff or cram (with something) 0
- intransitive verb ram to strike with force; crash 0
- intransitive verb ram to move rapidly 0
- noun ram A ram is a piston or moving plate, especially one driven by hydraulic or pneumatic power. 0