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RAM abbreviation 1 computing random access memory, a temporary memory which allows programs to be loaded and run, and data to be changed. Compare ROM. 2 Royal Academy of Music.

ram noun 1 an uncastrated male sheep; a tup. 2 astrol, astron (Ram) Aries. 3 a battering-ram. 4 the falling weight of a pile-driver. 5 the striking head of a steam hammer. 6 a a piston or plunger operated by hydraulic or other power; b a machine with such a piston. 7 an act of ramming. 8 naut, historical a a pointed device on a warship's prow, for making holes in an enemy ship's hull; b a warship fitted with such a device. verb (rammed, ramming) 1 to force something down or into position by pushing hard. 2 to strike or crash something violently (against, into, etc something or someone) • ram the car into the wall. rammer noun. ram something down someone's throat colloq to force them to believe, accept or listen to (eg a statement, idea, etc) by talking about it or repeating it constantly. ram something home to emphasize it forcefully.
ETYMOLOGY: Anglo-Saxon ramm.

r.a.m. abbreviation relative atomic mass.