Pram

Pram

Pram may refer to:

* A conveyance for baby transport, "perambulator" in full
* A term used for a stretcher within emergency medical services
* Pram suit, a one-piece garment for infants
* Pram (band), an electronica band formed in the 1990s
* Pram (ship) or pramm, a type of shallow-draught flat-bottomed ship used in Europe during the 18th century
* The Oracle Goddess in the Disgaea/Makai Kingdom Universe as created by Nippon Ichi
*Pram, Austria, a town in the district of Grieskirchen in Upper Austria

PRAM may stand for:
* Parallel Random Access Machine, an abstract machine for designing the algorithms applicable to parallel computers
* Phase-change RAM, one type of non-volatile RAM
* Parameter RAM, a small amount of NVRAM used on Apple Macintosh machines to store configuration information


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  • Pram — Pram, Christ. Henricksen, geb. 1756 zu Lesia in Güldbrandsdal in Norwegen, war 1787–1815 beim Commerzcollegium in Kopenhagen angestellt u. wurde 1819 Zolldirector auf St. Thomas, wo er 1821 starb. Er schr. eine Heroide an Erich (1779); Das Epos… …   Pierer's Universal-Lexikon

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