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dram: see English units of measurement English units of measurement, principal system of weights and measures used in a few nations, the only major industrial one being the United States. It actually consists of two related systems—the U.S. ..... Click the link for more information. . DRAMSee dynamic RAM. dram 1. one sixteenth of an ounce (avoirdupois). 1 dram is equivalent to 0.0018 kilogram 2. US one eighth of an apothecaries' ounce; 60 grains. 1 dram is equivalent to 0.0039 kilogram 3. a small amount of an alcoholic drink, esp a spirit; tot 4. the standard monetary unit of Armenia, divided into 100 lumas dram [dram] (mechanics) A unit of mass, used in the apothecaries' system of mass units, equal to ⅛ apothecaries' ounce or 60 grains or 3.8879346 grams. Also known as apothecaries' dram (dram ap); drachm (British). A unit of mass, formerly used in the United Kingdom, equal to ¹⁄₁₆ ounce (avoirdupois) or approximately 1.77185 grams. Abbreviated dr. DRAM [′dē‚ram] (computer science)
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