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ROM
ROM /ˈrɑːm/
noun
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(computing) memory whose contents can be accessed and read but cannot be changed
(
fixed storage
, read-only memory
, read-only storage
, ROM
)
(computing) memory whose contents can be accessed and read but cannot be changed
bug
bug /ˈbʌg/
noun
-
(
)
General term for any insect or similar creeping or crawling invertebrate
(
bug
)
general term for any insect or similar creeping or crawling invertebrate
I found a bug crawling on the kitchen floor and quickly swept it outside.
I found a bug crawling on the kitchen floor and quickly swept it outside.
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A minute life form (especially a disease-causing bacterium); the term is not in technical use
(
bug
, germ
, microbe
)
a minute life form (especially a disease-causing bacterium); the term is not in technical use
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Insects with sucking mouthparts and forewings thickened and leathery at the base; usually show incomplete metamorphosis
(
bug
, hemipteran
, hemipteron
, hemipterous insect
)
insects with sucking mouthparts and forewings thickened and leathery at the base; usually show incomplete metamorphosis
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A small hidden microphone; for listening secretly
(
bug
)
a small hidden microphone; for listening secretly
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A fault or defect in a computer program, system, or machine
(
bug
, glitch
)
a fault or defect in a computer program, system, or machine
verb
-
()
Annoy persistently
(
beleaguer
, bug
, badger
, pester
, tease
)
annoy persistently
The children teased the boy because of his stammer
The children teased the boy because of his stammer
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Tap a telephone or telegraph wire to get information
(
bug
, intercept
, wiretap
, tap
)
tap a telephone or telegraph wire to get information
The FBI was tapping the phone line of the suspected spy
The FBI was tapping the phone line of the suspected spy
Is this hotel room bugged?
Is this hotel room bugged?
vesiculovirus
vesiculovirus /vɛˌsɪkʉˈloʊvaɪrəs/
noun
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An animal virus that causes vesicular stomatitis
(
vesiculovirus
)
an animal virus that causes vesicular stomatitis
The outbreak was traced back to a strain of vesiculovirus.
The outbreak was traced back to a strain of vesiculovirus.
family tree
family tree /ˈfæməli triː/
noun
-
Successive generations of kin
(
family tree
, genealogy
)
successive generations of kin
