Terminology confusion: why EEPROMs are called read-only when electrically erasable
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- The acronym EEPROM (Electrically Erasable Programmable Read-Only Memory) appears contradictory because the devices are erasable despite the 'RO' suffix.
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- /g/109436124 ↗ live · archive curious evergreen 7 replies The acronym EEPROM (Electrically Erasable Programmable Read-Only Memory) appears contradictory because the devices are erasable despite the 'RO' suffix.