/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. [Jargon File] (1994-11-29)

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