write-only memory

noun

A type of computer memory to which data can be written, but from which it cannot be read.

Similar
WOM
Opposite
read-only memoryrandom-access memory
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Meanings

nounwrite-only memory (usually uncountable, plural write-only memories)

plural write-only memories

  1. uncountableusuallycomputingA type of computer memory to which data can be written, but from which it cannot be read.
    1. informaluncountableusuallycomputingA failed or otherwise inoperative memory device.

      Synonyms: WOM

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA failed or otherwise inoperative memory device.

Similar
WOM
Opposite
read-only memoryrandom-access memory
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APA

write-only memory. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/write-only%20memory

MLA

“write-only memory.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/write-only%20memory. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “write-only memory,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/write-only%20memory.

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