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'''Read–write memory''', or RWM is a type of [[computer memory]] that can be easily written to as well as read from using electrical signaling normally associated with running a software, and without any other physical processes. {{efn|Unlike [[Read-only memory|ROM]] or "read-only memory" and distinct from [[EEPROM]].}}<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.jedec.org/standards-documents/dictionary/terms/readwrite-memory |title=JEDEC: read/write memory |website=JEDEC |accessdate=7 March 2017}}</ref> The related storage type [[RAM]] means something different; it refers to memory that can access any memory ___location in a constant amount of time.<ref>{{citation |url=https://www.jedec.org/standards-documents/dictionary/terms/random-access-memory-ram |website=JEDEC |title=JEDEC: random-access memory |accessdate=7 March 2017}}</ref>

The term might also refer to memory locations having both read and write permissions. In modern computer systems using [[memory segmentation]], each segment has a length and set of permissions{{efn|For example, ''read'', ''write'', or ''execute''}} associated with it.<ref>{{Citationcite neededconference|title=System Design of a Computer for Time Sharing Applications|last1=Glaser|first1=Edward L.|first2=John F.|first3=G. A.|last2=Couleur|last3=Oliver|date=March1965|conference=1965 2021Fall Joint Computer Conference|url=https://multicians.org/fjcc2.html}}</ref>

==Types==