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WOM

WOM is the initialism of write-only memory.

WOM is the abbreviation of word of mouth.

Meaning of write-only memory

Noun

write-only memory (usually uncountable, plural write-only memories)

  1. (usually) A type of computer memory to which data can be written, but from which it cannot be read.
    1. (informal, usually) A failed or otherwise inoperative memory device.

Meaning of word of mouth

Noun

word of mouth (uncountable)

  1. (idiomatic) The verbal means of passing on information; viva voce.
    • The book didn't need to be advertised; it became popular solely by word of mouth.

Forms of WOM

pluralWOMs

Phrases with WOM

Questions about WOM

What is WOM the initialism of?
WOM is the initialism of write-only memory.

Words near WOM in the dictionary

  1. wolving down
  2. wolvish
  3. wolvishly
  4. Wolynetz
  5. Wolyniec
  6. WOM
  7. wom*n
  8. woma
  9. woma python
  10. woma pythons
  11. Womac

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Adapted from Wiktionary: WOM (page history and authors); write-only memory (page history and authors); word of mouth (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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