This seems like a weirdly obvious thought (especially for an obsessed Ram fan like me) but I realized I haven’t actually seen it addressed.

Has anyone done any speculation on an in- universe backstory for how Ram got his name?

It’s usually explained as meaning “Random Access Memory,” but… that is not what Ram is. He’s an actuarial calculator. Why would you name that after random access memory?

What possible connection?

Does running him use an unusually large amount of RAM? (Is that a reason to choose that name? Does any other software get named like that?)

Is it an abbreviation for something else completely, like “Roy’s Actuarial Module” or “Risk Assessment Mathematics”?

Is he named after the Los Angeles Rams? (Oh dammit is Roy a football fan? “No really I’m a nerd, I only go to the Super Bowl parties for the free popcorn, I swear”)

Is it a name he got in-system, for being the most “randomly accessible” twink in that whole prison compound…. (obviously no, because the Legacy short indicates his name is known in the User world, shut up Aster)

…any other thoughts?