PRAM

PRAM may refer to any of the following:

1. Short for Parameter RAM, PRAM is a small, battery-powered section in Apple Macintosh computers that stores basic settings such as the time and the data. PRAM is similar to IBM compatible computers' CMOS (complementary metal-oxide semiconductor).

2.Charles Sie published a dissertation in 1969 describing and demonstrating phase-changing memory called PRAM. Although this type of PRAM has still never been commercially practical, companies like Samsung still have some interest in the technology.

Apple terms, CMOS, Computer abbreviations, Hardware terms, Memory terms