RAM (
http://definr.com/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 [syn: {random-access
memory},
random access memory,
random memory,
RAM,
read/write memory]
2: a tool for driving or forcing something by impact
3: uncastrated adult male sheep: "a British term is `tup'"
[syn:
tup]
v 1: strike or drive against with a heavy impact; "ram the gate
with a sledgehammer"; "pound on the door" [syn: {ram
down},
pound]
2: force into or from an action or state, either physically or
metaphorically; "She rammed her mind into focus"; "He
drives me mad" [syn:
force,
drive]
3: undergo damage or destruction on impact; "the plane crashed
into the ocean"; "The car crashed into the lamp post"
[syn:
crash]
4: crowd or pack to capacity; "the theater was jampacked" [syn:
jam,
jampack,
chock up,
cram,
wad,
pack]