read-only

American

[reed-ohn-lee] / ˈridˈoʊn li /

adjective

Computers.

of or relating to files or memory that can be read but cannot normally be changed.

Example Sentences

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Tom Krause, chief executive of Cloud Software Group Inc., and Marko Elez, an engineer who has worked for Musk’s private companies, will both retain ostensibly read-only access to payment information.

From Salon • Feb. 6, 2025

But the catalogue will just be available in a "read-only" format.

From BBC • Jan. 15, 2024

In protest over the company’s decision to impose new fees for application developers for access to the site, several popular “Subreddit” discussion communities went read-only or offline.

From Washington Times • Aug. 3, 2023

Creators will be able to publish until early January, and the site will remain in read-only mode for a short period after that, Meta said.

From Washington Post • Oct. 4, 2022

It's a program permanently stored in the computer on read-only chips.

From Debian GNU/Linux : Guide to Installation and Usage by Goerzen, John

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