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Ran vs Ram - What's the difference?

ran | ram |

As verbs the difference between ran and ram

is that ran is simple past of run while ram is to intentionally collide with (a ship) with the intention of damaging or sinking it.

As nouns the difference between ran and ram

is that ran is yarns coiled on a spun-yarn winch while ram is a male sheep.

As proper nouns the difference between ran and ram

is that ran is Royal Australian Navy while Ram is the constellation Aries.

As an acronym RAM is

random access memory.

ran

English

Etymology 1

Verb

(head)
  • (run)

    • Etymology 2

    Noun

    (-)
  • (nautical) Yarns coiled on a spun-yarn winch.

    • Etymology 3

    (etyl) ran

    Noun

    (-)
  • (obsolete) Open robbery.
    • (Lambarde)
    (Webster 1913)

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    ram

    English

    Acronym

    (Acronym) (head) (wikipedia RAM)
  • (electronics, computing) random access memory
  • (project management) responsibility assignment matrix
  • (risk management) reliability availability maintainability
  • (military) radar-absorbent material, a material absorbant to radar
  • (Royal Academy of Music)

    • Derived terms

    * NVRAM * SRAM * DRAM * SDRAM * FRAM * MRAM

    Related terms

    * ROM

    See also

    * flash memory * bubble memory * core memory * WORM

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