What is "ram"

main memory \main memory\ n. (Computers) The memory in a computer that holds programs and data for rapid access during execution of a program; it usually hold the largest quantity of rapid-access storage in a computer; -- also called RAM ( random access memory. It is contrasted to ROM, disk data storage, cache, registers and other forms of data storage.

1957, acronym for random access memory (computerese).

"to beat with a heavy implement," c.1300, from ram (n.). Related: Rammed; ramming.

Old English ramm "male sheep," also "battering ram" and the zodiac sign; earlier rom "male sheep," a West Germanic word (cognates: Middle Low German, Middle Dutch, Dutch, Old High German ram), of unknown origin. Perhaps [Klein] connected with Old Norse rammr "strong," Old Church Slavonic ramenu "impetuous, violent."

n. 1 A male sheep. 2 A battering ram; a heavy object used for breaking through doors. 3 A warship intended to sink other ships by ramming them. 4 A piston powered by hydraulic pressure. 5 A weight which strikes a blow, in a ramming device such as a pile driver, a steam hammer, a stamp mill. vb. 1 (context transitive English) To intentionally collide with (a ship) with the intention of damaging or sinking it. 2 (context transitive English) To strike (something) hard, especially with an implement. 3 (lb en transitive) To fill or compact by pounding or driving. 4 To have sexual intercourse with

1. v. strike or drive against with a heavy impact; "ram the gate with a sledgehammer"; "pound on the door" [syn: ram down, pound]

2. force into or from an action or state, either physically or metaphorically; "She rammed her mind into focus"; "He drives me mad" [syn: force, drive]

3. undergo damage or destruction on impact; "the plane crashed into the ocean"; "The car crashed into the lamp post" [syn: crash]

4. crowd or pack to capacity; "the theater was jampacked" [syn: jam, jampack, chock up, cram, wad]

5. [also: ramming, rammed]

Ram, ram, or RAM may refer to:

Ram is a studio album by Paul and Linda McCartney, released in May 1971 on Apple Records. The album was recorded amid Paul McCartney's legal action in Britain's High Court to dissolve the Beatles' partnership, following their break-up the year before. This is the only album credited to the couple. He and Linda recorded it in New York with guitarists David Spinozza and Hugh McCracken, and future Wings drummer Denny Seiwell. Its release coincided with a period of bitter acrimony between McCartney and his former bandmate John Lennon, who perceived verbal slights in the lyrics to songs such as " Too Many People".

On release, the album was received negatively by the majority of music critics, although opinion has become more favourable in subsequent decades. A commercial success nonetheless, Ram topped the national albums charts in Britain, the Netherlands and Canada. Three singles were issued from Ram: " Uncle Albert/Admiral Halsey", which became McCartney's first number 1 hit in America, " The Back Seat of My Car" and " Eat at Home". The album was reissued in May 2012.

RAM is a mizik rasin band based in the city of Port-au-Prince, Haiti. The band derives its name from the initials of its founder, songwriter, and lead male vocalist, Richard A. Morse. The band's music has been described by Morse as " Vodou rock 'n' roots", and has been one of the prominent bands in the mizik rasin musical movement in Haiti. RAM began performing together in 1990, and recorded their first album in 1996. The band's music incorporates traditional Vodou lyrics and instruments, such as rara horns and petwo drums, into modern rock and roll. The band's songs include lyrics in Kreyòl, French, and English.

RAM is famous for its regular Thursday night performances at the Hotel Oloffson in downtown Port-au-Prince, attended by hotel guests and a wide spectrum of the country's political and racial groups. During the years of the military junta of Raoul Cédras, one of the band's singles, " Fèy", was banned nationwide by the military authorities who perceived it to be a song of support for the exiled President Jean-Bertrand Aristide. The band continued to play weekly concerts in defiance of death threats from the regime until Morse only narrowly escaped a kidnapping from the hotel in 1994. The band began recording albums in 1996, after United States military intervention restored Aristide to power. In 1998, the band clashed with the newly elected mayor of Port-au-Prince, a supporter of Aristide, and survived an assassination attempt during their Carnival performance. Through its song lyrics, RAM continues to provoke the antagonism of both the supporters of Aristide and former military regimes.

Ram is a fictional Japanese superhero published by DC Comics. He first appeared in Millennium #2 (January 1988), and was created by Steve Engelhart and Joe Staton.

Ram is a Japanese visual novel studio under VisualArt's that specializes in the production of adult visual novels. To date, the company has released three games, two in two versions each. They released a new game called 5 on July 25, 2008.

Ram ( Rām) is a figure in the Hebrew Bible. He is the son of Hezron and ancestor of King David. His genealogical lineage and descendants are recorded in and at . In the New Testament, his name is given as "Aram" and "Arni" .

Ram is an Indian film director, who works in Tamil cinema. After assisting Hindi directors Rajkumar Santoshi and working under Balu Mahendra, he made his directorial debut with Kattradhu Thamizh (2007), which fetched him strong critical acclaim. His second film Thanga Meengal (2013) also won critical praise and three National Film Awards.

The RAM, also known as the 6.5-Inch Anti-Tank Aircraft Rocket or ATAR, was an air-to-ground rocket used by the United States Navy during the Korean War. Developed rapidly, the rocket proved successful but was phased out shortly after the end of the conflict.

RAM (born Ram Boon on March 2, 1974) is a Dutch trance producer and DJ.

Ram is a masculine given name. In South Asia it is a variant of Rama. Notable persons with the name include:

People:

• Ram Chandra Bharadwaj (died 1918), a defendant in the Hindu–German Conspiracy Trial
• Ram Chiang, Hong Kong actor and singer.
• Ram Prasad Bismil (1897-1927), Indian revolutionary
• Ram Bahadur Bomjon (born c. 1990), Nepalese teenager televised meditating for days without moving
• Ram Charan (disambiguation)
• Guru Ram Das (1534–1581), fourth of the Ten Gurus of Sikhism
• Ram Gopal (disambiguation)
• Ram Kapoor (born 1973), Indian television actor
• Ram Karmi (born 1931), Israeli architect
• Ram Dass Katari (1911–1983), Indian Navy vice-admiral and Chief of the Naval Staff
• Ram Kumar (artist) (born 1924), Indian artist
• Ram Kumar (basketball) (born 1964), Indian basketball player
• Ram Madhav (born 1964), Indian politician, writer, journalist and National General Secretary of the Bharatiya Janata Party
• Ram Malla, also known as Kshetra, king of Mallabhum from 1185 to 1209
• Ram Narayan (born 1927), Indian sarangi player
• Ram Pothineni (born 1988), Indian Tollywood film actor
• Ram Prasad (disambiguation)
• Ram Mohan Roy (1772-1833), Indian reformer
• Ram Vilas Sharma (1912–2000), Indian literary critic, linguist, poet and thinker
• Ram Soffer (born 1965), Israeli chess Grandmaster
• Ram Singh (disambiguation)
• Ram Gopal Varma (born 1962), Indian Tollywood and Bollywood film director
• Ram Gopal Vijayvargiya (1905–2003), Indian painter

Biblical and fictional characters:

• Ram (Biblical figure)
• Ram (comics), a Japanese DC Comics superhero
• Ram, in the 1982 American science-fiction film Tron
• Ram, in the 1999-2003 New Zealand/British TV series The Tribe
• Ram, in the 2011 Japanese role-playing video game Hyperdimension Neptunia Mk2
• Ram, in the 2014 Japanese light novel Re:ZERO -Starting Life in Another World-

Ram is the surname of:

• Abel Ram (1753–1830), Anglo-Irish landowner and politician
• Andy Ram (born 1980), Israeli tennis player
• Buck Ram (1907-1991), American songwriter, producer and arranger born Samuel Ram
• Jagjivan Ram (1908–1986), Indian independence activist and politician from Bihar
• Mola Ram (1743–1833), Indian painter
• N. Ram (born 1945), Indian journalist, editor and businessman
• Nandamuri Kalyan Ram (born 1978), Indian Tollywood film actor
• Rajeev Ram (born 1984), American tennis player