oom

plural ooms

1. South AfricaAn older man, especially an uncle. (Frequently as a respectful form of address.)First known use 19th c.

   He raised his glass. ‘Here's to you, Oom Ben,’ he said. ‘Give them hell.’

   1979, André Brink, A Dry White Season, Vintage, published 1998, page 73

1. abbreviationinitialismcomputingInitialism of out of memory.

   If you write infinitely recursive code, you might generate an OOM error.

2. abbreviationinitialismvideo gamesInitialism of out of mana.

plural OOMs

1. An instance of an out of memory error.
2. abbreviationinitialismInitialism of order of magnitude.