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Ram vs Tamp - What's the difference?

ram | tamp |

As verbs the difference between ram and tamp

is that ram is to intentionally collide with (a ship) with the intention of damaging or sinking it while tamp is to plug up with clay, earth, dry sand, sod, or other material, as a hole bored in a rock, in order to prevent the force of the explosion from being misdirected.

As an acronym RAM

is random access memory.

As a noun ram

is a male sheep.

As a proper noun Ram

is the constellation Aries.

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

    Anagrams

    * * * *

    tamp

    English

    Verb

  • (blasting) to plug up with clay, earth, dry sand, sod, or other material, as a hole bored in a rock, in order to prevent the force of the explosion from being misdirected.
  • To drive in or pack down by frequent gentle strokes; as, to tamp earth so as to make a smooth place.

    • Derived terms

    * tamper * tamping iron * tamping rod

    See also

    * tampon ----