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alterable (adjective), more alterable, most alterable
1. A reference to something that can be changed or adjusted: The dress that Ingrid bought was too long, but alterable, so the seamstress hemmed it up to the right length.
2. A penalty which was ordered by court and capable of being modified into one less drastic: Jim was hoping for an alterable punishment by the court of justice that was less severe than the one decided on first.
2. A penalty which was ordered by court and capable of being modified into one less drastic: Jim was hoping for an alterable punishment by the court of justice that was less severe than the one decided on first.
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“alterable”
electrically alterable read-only memory (s), EAROM (noun)
1. A read-only memory in which selected locations can be reprogrammed for a limited number of times by the application of an electric field; used on IBM computers.
2. A read-only memory which can be reprogrammed electrically in the electric field for a limited number of times, after the entire memory is erased by applying an appropriate electric field.
3. A kind of non-volatile memory used in computers and other electronic devices in order to store small amounts of data that must be saved when the electric power is removed; for example, calibration tables or device configurations.
2. A read-only memory which can be reprogrammed electrically in the electric field for a limited number of times, after the entire memory is erased by applying an appropriate electric field.
3. A kind of non-volatile memory used in computers and other electronic devices in order to store small amounts of data that must be saved when the electric power is removed; for example, calibration tables or device configurations.
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