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blow an EPROM
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2014-04-26 11:54:15 -04:00
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/bloh @n eeprom/ , v. (alt.: blast an EPROM , burn an EPROM ) To program a
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read-only memory, e.g.: for use with an embedded system. This term arose
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because the programming process for the Programmable Read-Only Memories
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(PROMs) that preceded present-day Erasable Programmable Read-Only Memories
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(EPROMs) involved intentionally blowing tiny electrical fuses on the chip.
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The usage lives on (it's too vivid and expressive to discard) even though
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the write process on EPROMs is nondestructive.
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