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PRAM
(1) (Phase Change RAM) Pronounced "P-ram. See phase change memory.

(2) (Parameter RAM) Pronounced "P-ram." A battery-backed part of the Macintosh's memory that holds Control Panel settings and the settings for the hidden desktop file. If the command and option keys are held down at startup, the desktop settings are cleared and a dialog to rebuild the desktop is initiated.
pram
Nautical a light tender with a flat bottom and a bow formed from the ends of the side and bottom planks meeting in a small raised transom
(hardware)PRAM - 1. parallel random-access machine.

2. parameter RAM.
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PRAMS is an ongoing population-based surveillance project that collects data on mothers' attitudes and experiences before, during, and after delivery of a live infant.
Data offer insight into postpartum depression by Moon, Mary Ann / Clinical Psychiatry News
1) The PRAMS survey, conducted in 26 states and New York City, asked women who reported an unintended pregnancy whether they had been "doing anything to keep from getting pregnant" and if not, which of six reasons explained why not.
Why not use protection? by Hollander, Dore / Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health
 
 
 
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