RAM  (r ăm)
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n. Computers Digital memory hardware in which information can be accessed in any order with equal speed.
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ram  (r ăm)
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n.1. A male sheep. 2. Any of several devices used to drive, batter, or crush by forceful impact, especially: a. A battering ram. b. The weight that drops in a pile driver or steam hammer. c. The plunger or piston of a force pump or hydraulic press. 3. A hydraulic ram. 4. a. A projection on the prow of a warship, used to batter or cut into enemy vessels. b. A ship having such a projection. tr.v. rammed, ram·ming, rams 1. To strike or drive against with a heavy impact; butt: rammed the door with a sledgehammer until it broke open. 2. To force or press into place. 3. To cram; stuff: rammed the clothes into the suitcase. 4. To force passage or acceptance of: rammed the project through the city council despite local opposition.
[Middle English, from Old English ramm.]
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