NVM

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   phraseinitialism

   Initialism of never mind.

   NVM, the issue resolved itself before anyone got back to me.

   "NVM, I'll just ask at the front desk," she messaged back.

   Note

   In chat and texting, the initialism usually does one job of the full phrase: it withdraws a question or request the writer has just sent. Never mind can also reassure someone ("never mind, it happens") or mean "let alone," but the initialism leans toward the retraction. It is often typed in lowercase as nvm. It belongs to casual messages and is out of place in formal writing.

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   noununcountableabbreviation

   Abbreviation of non-volatile memory.

   Firmware settings are written to NVM so they persist across reboots.

   The drive's NVM kept the cached data intact through the sudden power failure.

   Note

   Engineers use the short form for storage that survives a power cut, such as flash and EEPROM, as opposed to working memory that is lost when the machine switches off. The abbreviation is treated as uncountable: data is written to NVM, not to an NVM. The same letters begin the interface name NVMe. They share nothing but spelling with the texting "never mind".

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