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read-only

[ reed-ohn-lee ]

/ ˈridˈoʊn li /

adjective Computers.

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

Words nearby read-only

read out of, read someone's mind, read the riot act, read up, read-across, read-only, read-only memory, read-through, read-write head, read/write head, readability

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Examples from the Web for read-only

It was just what Berners-Lee had envisioned, a Web that was read-write rather than read-only.
You Can Look It Up: The Wikipedia Story|Walter Isaacson|October 19, 2014|DAILY BEAST

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