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    23 days ago

    RAM just means the access latency is more or less the same regardless of which particular bit is being addressed, unlike e.g. a spinning rust drive where you have to wait for the platter to rotate into position under the drive head. EEPROM is also RAM - it’s memory and you can read any particular bit in constant time.