read-only

[reed-ohn-lee]

adjective

Computers.

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

Example Sentences

Ultimately, Bobba was given “read-only” access to limited SSA data.

From Los Angeles Times

Of greater concern, although Bobba had “read-only” access to the data, meaning that he couldn’t change it, he had the ability to “copy and paste, export, and screenshot that data.”

From Los Angeles Times

Bessent clarified that he personally interviewed the two and that they maintained “read-only” access to the payment service.

From Salon

Just hours before his reported resignation, Elez, along with Tom Krause, chief executive of Cloud Software Group Inc., was cleared by a judge to retain “read-only” access to sensitive payment systems at the Treasury Department.

From Salon

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