read-only
read-only
Definition
read·-only (rēd′ōn′lē)
adjective
Comput. designating or of a file whose contents can be read or viewed, but not altered
read-only
Usage Examples
Modifies a noun
- filesystem: EROFS pathname refers to a file on a read-only filesystem.
- buffer: The content of the new, read-only buffer will be the content of the given string.
- attribute: Why we're setting the read-only attribute through the command line?
- mode: The Unix command view opens vi in read-only mode.
- memory: If the compiler put the literal in read-only memory, the program is going to crash.
- variable: To implement read-only variables, command will have to restore the old value of the variable.
Modifying Another Word
- only: The " it's only read-only data " argument doesn't stand up, either.
Browse dictionary entries near read-only
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- readable
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- Reade
- reader
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