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EEPROM ( also written E < sup > 2 </ sup > PROM and pronounced " e-e-prom ," " double-e prom ," " e-squared ," or simply " e-prom ") stands for Electrically Erasable Programmable Read-Only Memory and is a type of non-volatile memory used in computers and other electronic devices to store small amounts of data that must be saved when power is removed, e. g., calibration tables or device configuration.