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Biomechanics and medicine

* Risk of mortality, a medical classification to estimate the likelihood of death for a patient *
Rupture of membranes Rupture of membranes (ROM) or amniorrhexis is a term used during pregnancy to describe a rupture of the amniotic sac. Normally, it occurs spontaneously at full term either during or at the beginning of labor. Rupture of the membranes is known col ...
, a term used during pregnancy to describe a rupture of the amniotic sac * Range of motion, e.g. of joints in physiotherapy


Computers and mathematics

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Read-only memory Read-only memory (ROM) is a type of non-volatile memory used in computers and other electronic devices. Data stored in ROM cannot be electronically modified after the manufacture of the memory device. Read-only memory is useful for storing sof ...
, a type of storage media that is used in computers and other electronic devices ** ROM cartridge, a portable form of read-only memory **
ROM image A ROM image, or ROM file, is a computer file which contains a copy of the data from a read-only memory chip, often from a video game cartridge, or used to contain a computer's firmware, or from an arcade game's main board. The term is frequen ...
, a computer file which contains a copy of the data from a read-only memory chip * Random oracle model, a mathematical abstraction used in cryptographic proofs *
ROM (MUD) DikuMUD is a multiplayer text-based role-playing game, which is a type of multi-user domain ( MUD). It was written in 1990 and 1991 by Sebastian Hammer, Tom Madsen, Katja Nyboe, Michael Seifert, and Hans Henrik Stærfeldt at DIKU (''Datalogisk ...
, a popular MUD codebase * Request of Maintainer (see
Software maintainer In free and open source software and inner source software, a software maintainer or package maintainer is usually one or more people who build source code into a binary package for distribution, commit patches, or organize code in a source rep ...
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Engineering

* Range of motion, the distance that a movable object may normally travel while properly attached to another object * RFID on metal, refers to radio-frequency identification (RFID) tags which perform a specific function when attached to metal objects * Rough order of magnitude, a type of cost estimation


Fiction and entertainment

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Ethan Rom Dr. Ethan Goodspeed, also known as Ethan Rom, is a fictional character portrayed by William Mapother on the ABC television show ''Lost''. Introduced in the first season as the main antagonist, Ethan is the surgeon for the antagonistic and myster ...
, one of the Others in the TV series ''Lost'' *
Rom (comics) Rom the Space Knight is a superhero, originally a toy and then a magazine lead. Rom was created by Scott Dankman, Richard C. Levy, and Bryan L. McCoy for Parker Brothers and is now a Hasbro asset. After the toy was licensed to Marvel Comics, Rom ...
, a Marvel Comics superhero based on the Parker Brothers toy of the same name * Rom (''Star Trek''), a Ferengi character in ''Star Trek: Deep Space Nine'' * Rom, a fictional character in ''Hyperdimension Neptunia Mk2'' * ''
Runes of Magic Runes of Magic (RoM) is a massively multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG) developed by the Taiwanese developer Runewaker Entertainment and adapted for the English and German-speaking market by German company Frogster Interactive. Frogs ...
'', a popular MMORPG * Rom, a boss in the videogame ''
Bloodborne is a 2015 action role-playing game developed by FromSoftware and published by Sony Computer Entertainment for the PlayStation 4. ''Bloodborne'' follows the player's character, a Hunter, through the decrepit Gothic, Victorian-era–inspired ...
'' * Read-Only Memory (publisher), a British publisher of art books related to the Britsoft era of video game development * ''Rom'' (album)


Places and structures

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River Rom The River Rom, also known as the River Beam below its confluence with the Ravensbourne, is a tributary of the River Thames in England that flows through east London suburbs surrounding the metropolitan centre of Romford, part of it forming a sec ...
, England * Rom (river), Switzerland and Italy * Rom, Afghanistan, a village in Sar-e Pol province, Afghanistan * Rom, Deux-Sèvres, a commune in the Deux-Sèvres department in western France * Rom (Mecklenburg), a community in the district of Parchim, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany * Rom, a district of Morsbach in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany * Rom, Iran, a village in South Khorasan Province, Iran * Royal Ontario Museum, a museum in Toronto, Ontario, Canada *
The Rom The Rom is a Grade II listed skatepark in Hornchurch, East London, England. Built in 1978, and designed by Adrian Rolt of G-Force, it is the most completely preserved purpose-built skatepark in England. It is the first skatepark in Europe to ac ...
, skatepark in Hornchurch, East London, England *
Romania Romania ( ; ro, România ) is a country located at the crossroads of Central, Eastern, and Southeastern Europe. It borders Bulgaria to the south, Ukraine to the north, Hungary to the west, Serbia to the southwest, Moldova to the east, and ...
, UNDP code and former IOC code


Society

* Rom (plural Roma), one of the ethnic designations used by the
Romani people The Romani (also spelled Romany or Rromani , ), colloquially known as the Roma, are an Indo-Aryan ethnic group, traditionally nomadic itinerants. They live in Europe and Anatolia, and have diaspora populations located worldwide, with sig ...
** rom,
Romani language Romani (; also Romany, Romanes , Roma; rom, rromani ćhib, links=no) is an Indo-Aryan macrolanguage of the Romani communities. According to '' Ethnologue'', seven varieties of Romani are divergent enough to be considered languages of their ...
, language code ISO 639 alpha-2 * Rom or ROM, system of
Indigenous Australian customary law Indigenous Australian customary law refers to the legal systems and practices uniquely belonging to Indigenous Australians of Australia, that is, Aboriginal Australians, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. Background and description Ind ...
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ROM ceremony Australian Aboriginal culture includes a number of practices and ceremonies centered on a belief in the Dreamtime and other mythology. Reverence and respect for the land and oral traditions are emphasised. Over 300 languages and other groupi ...
, a Yolngu ceremonial practice


Other uses

* Return on margin, a judge of performance based on the net gain or net loss compared to the perceived risk *
Refuel On the Move In the United States Army, refuel on the move (ROM), is a logistical action, for sustaining an army while on maneuver to reach a destination. A ROM for military vehicles is akin to in-flight refueling for aircraft or UAVs. 'Refuel on the move' wou ...
, a DoD logistic action * Epistle to the Romans, a book of the Bible commonly abbreviated ''Rom.'' {{disambiguation, geo