RAM

See also: Appendix:Variations of "ram"

English

1 GB of DDR RAM (memory, sense 1)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɹæm/

  • Audio (US):

    (file)

• Rhymes: -æm
• Homophone: ram

Noun

RAM (plural RAMs)

2. (computer hardware) Acronym of random-access memory.

   Hyponyms: DRAM, FRAM, MRAM, NVRAM, SDRAM, SRAM, VRAM

   Coordinate terms: bubble memory, flash memory, core memory, ROM, WORM

   • 2023 March 7, Joel Loynds, “Best RAM for gaming in 2023: DDR4, DDR5 & more”, in Dexerto‎^[2], archived from the original on 9 February 2026:

     Looking for the best RAM for your PC in 2023 has gotten a little bit more complicated than before. With the advent of DDR5, you can now choose between a newer standard, and an older one. DDR4 has a differently keyed connector, and you’re also going to have to check that the RAM is compatible with your CPU in the first place. So, what should you buy?

3. (computer science) Acronym of random-access machine.

   Coordinate term: PRAM

4. (physical sciences) Acronym of relative atomic mass; sometimes styled r.a.m..

   Coordinate terms: atomic weight, atomic mass

5. (project management) Acronym of responsibility assignment matrix.
6. (risk management) Acronym of reliability availability maintainability.
8. (military) Acronym of radar-absorbent material, a material which absorbs radar.

Derived terms

• RAM-like

Translations

random access memory — see also random access memory

• Armenian: ՕՀՍ (ŌHS)
• Azerbaijani: ƏYQ
• Bengali: ^{(please verify)} র‌্যান্ডম অ্যাকসেস মেমরি (ro‌ênḍom êkśes memri), ^{(please verify)} র‌্যাম (ro‌yam)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 內存 / 内存 (zh) (nèicún), 記憶體 / 记忆体 (zh) (jìyìtǐ)

• French: RAM (fr) f, mémoire RAM f
• Galician: RAM f, memoria RAM f
• German: RAM (de) m or n
• Greek: ΜΤΠ f (MTP)
• Italian: memoria (it) f
• Japanese: RAM (ramu)
• Korean: 램 (raem)
• Marathi: रॅम (rĕm)
• Persian: رم (fa)
• Polish: RAM (pl) m inan
• Portuguese: RAM f or m, memória RAM f
• Russian: ОЗУ (ru) n (OZU)
• Spanish: RAM (es) f or m, memoria RAM f
• Vietnamese: bộ nhớ (vi)

Proper noun

RAM

1. Initialism of Royal Academy of Music.
2. Initialism of Rise Above Movement.

Further reading

• random-access memory on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• random-access machine on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

• -mar-, AMR, ARM, Arm, Arm., MAR, MRA, Mar, Mar., RMA, arm, mar, mar-

Danish

Noun

RAM c

1. alternative form of ram

References

• “RAM” in Den Danske Ordbog

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from English RAM.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /rɑm/

• Audio:

  (file)

• Hyphenation: RAM
• Rhymes: -ɑm
• Homophones: ram, Ram

Noun

RAM n (uncountable, no diminutive)

1. RAM (random-access memory)

Derived terms

• RAM-geheugen

German

Etymology

English RAM.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʁam/

• Audio (Germany (Berlin)):

  (file)

Noun

RAM n or m (strong, genitive RAMs or RAM, plural (rare) RAMs or RAM)

1. (computer hardware) RAM (random-access memory)

   Synonym: Arbeitsspeicher

Declension

Declension of RAM [neuter // masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	das, der	RAM	die	RAMs1, RAM1
genitive	eines	des	RAMs, RAM	der	RAMs1, RAM1
dative	einem	dem	RAM	den	RAMs1, RAM1
accusative	ein, einen	das, den	RAM	die	RAMs1, RAM1

¹Rare.

Further reading

• “RAM” in Duden online
• “RAM”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache‎^[3] (in German)

Anagrams

• Arm, arm

Hungarian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈrɒm]
• Rhymes: -ɒm

Noun

RAM (plural RAM-ok)

1. (electronics, computing) RAM (random access memory)

Declension

Inflection (stem in -o-, back harmony)

	singular	plural
nominative	RAM	RAM-ok
accusative	RAM-ot	RAM-okat
dative	RAM-nak	RAM-oknak
instrumental	RAM-mal	RAM-okkal
causal-final	RAM-ért	RAM-okért
translative	RAM-má	RAM-okká
terminative	RAM-ig	RAM-okig
essive-formal	RAM-ként	RAM-okként
essive-modal	—	—
inessive	RAM-ban	RAM-okban
superessive	RAM-on	RAM-okon
adessive	RAM-nál	RAM-oknál
illative	RAM-ba	RAM-okba
sublative	RAM-ra	RAM-okra
allative	RAM-hoz	RAM-okhoz
elative	RAM-ból	RAM-okból
delative	RAM-ról	RAM-okról
ablative	RAM-tól	RAM-októl
non-attributive possessive – singular	RAM-é	RAM-oké
non-attributive possessive – plural	RAM-éi	RAM-okéi

Possessive forms of RAM

possessor	single possession	multiple possessions
1st person sing.	RAM-om	RAM-jaim
2nd person sing.	RAM-od	RAM-jaid
3rd person sing.	RAM-ja	RAM-jai
1st person plural	RAM-unk	RAM-jaink
2nd person plural	RAM-otok	RAM-jaitok
3rd person plural	RAM-juk	RAM-jaik

Derived terms

• RAM-os

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from English RAM.

Pronunciation

• Audio:

  (file)

Noun

RAM f

1. RAM

Japanese

Alternative forms

• ランダムアクセスメモリ (randamu akusesu memori)
• ランダムアクセスメモリー (randamu akusesu memorī)

Etymology

Borrowed from English RAM.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɾa̠mɯ̟]
• (Tokyo) ラム [ráꜜmù] (Atamadaka – [1])

Noun

RAM(ラム) • (ramu) 

1. (electronics, computing) RAM

See also

• ROM(ロム) (romu)

Portuguese

Etymology

Orthographic borrowing from English RAM.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈʁɐ̃/ [ˈhɐ̃]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈʁɐ̃/ [ˈhɐ̃]
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ˈʁɐ̃/ [ˈχɐ̃]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈʁɐ̃/

• Homophone: rã
• Hyphenation: RAM

Noun

RAM f or m (plural RAMs)

1. (computer hardware) RAM

   Synonyms: (Brazil) memória de acesso randômico, (Portugal) memória de acesso aleatório

   Hyponyms: DRAM, FRAM, MRAM, NVRAM, SDRAM, SRAM, VRAM

   Coordinate term: ROM

Derived terms

• memória RAM

Further reading

• “RAM”, in Dicionário Eletrônico Houaiss [Houaiss Electronic Dictionary] (in Portuguese), São Paulo: UOL, 2004–present
• “RAM”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2026, →ISBN
• “RAM”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from English RAM.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈram/ [ˈrãm]
• Rhymes: -am
• Syllabification: RAM

Noun

RAM f or m (plural RAMs)

1. (electronics, computing) RAM

   Synonym: memoria de acceso aleatorio