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dram (dram)

noun

  1. : abbrev. dr.
    1. a unit of weight, equal to ounce avoirdupois or 27.3437 grains (1.772 grams)
    2. a unit of weight, equal to ounce apothecaries' or 3 scruples (3.888 grams)
    3. fluid dram
  2. a small drink of alcoholic liquor
  3. a small amount of anything
  4. the basic monetary unit of Armenia

Etymology: ME < OFr dragme < ML dragma < L drachma: see drachma

DRAM definition

DRAM (dē′ram′, dram)

noun pl. DRAMs

a random-access memory chip that must be recharged continually in order for stored data to be retained

Etymology: < d(ynamic) RAM

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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