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write-protect

American  
[rahyt-pruh-tekt] / ˈraɪt prəˌtɛkt /

verb (used with object)

Computers.

  1. to protect (a recordable disk) from accidental erasure or change; to mark (a file or disk) so that its contents cannot be modified or deleted.

Other Word Forms

  • write protection noun

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Mark this the ``Custom Boot'' floppy and write-protect it once it has been written.

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