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 300-33 . (cont'd) ;PATCH, PATCHING:Segments of program code (individual statements or routines) added to the body of a completed computer program to enhance or amend the program.
 * PRINTOUT:A visually perceptible printed copy. Is used variously to mean a listing of the computer instructions that form a program or the product resulting from the op­eration of the computer program.
 * PROM (Programmable Read-only Memory):A programmable ROM.
 * RAM (Random-Access Memory):Computer storage device in which words may be "written" (stored) or "read" (recovered) in any order at random. Conventional internal memory.
 * ROM (Read-Only Memory):A computer device con­ taining a program or data permanently stored when the unit was made. In theory, it can apply to either internal memory or large-volume, exter­nal data storage. To­ day, it is applied to the former. Programs stored in ROM cannot be changed easily and they

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