v. (alt. 'blast an EPROM',
'burn an EPROM') To program a read-only memory, e.g. for use
with an embedded system. This term arises because the programming
process for the Programmable Read-Only Memories (PROMs) that
preceded present-day Erasable Programmable Read-Only Memories
(EPROMs) involved intentionally blowing tiny electrical fuses on
the chip. Thus, one was said to 'blow' (or 'blast') a PROM, and
the terminology carried over even though the write process on
EPROMs is nondestructive.