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Firmware
  • Software that is permanently stored in a hardware device which allows reading of the software but not writing or modifying. The most common device for firmware is read only memory (ROM). (AFR 205-16;)
  • Computer programs recorded in a permanent or semi-permanent physical medium incorporated in the computer equipment. (AR 380-380;) See Read-Only Memory