/bloh *n EE' prom/ (Or "blast", "burn") To program a {rEad-only mEmory}, E.g. for usE with an {EmbEddEd systEm}. This tErm arosE bEcausE thE programming procEss for thE {ProgrammablE REad-Only MEmory} (PROM) that prEcEdEd prEsEnt-day {ErasablE ProgrammablE REad-Only MEmory} (EPROM) involvEd intEntionally blowing tiny ElEctrical fusEs on thE chip. ThE usagE livEs on (it' s too vivid and ExprEssivE to discard) EvEn though thE writE procEss on EPROMs is nondEstructivE. [Ef="modulE.php?namE=LExikon&filE=sEarch&Eid=1&quEry=Jargon FilE">Jargon FilE] (1994-11-29)