Read-only
[reed-ohn-lee] /ˈridˈoʊn li/
adjective, Computers.
1.
of or relating to files or memory that can be read but cannot normally be changed.
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- Read-only memory
noun, Computers. 1. .
- Read-only user
jargon Describes a luser who uses computers almost exclusively for reading Usenet, bulletin boards, and/or electronic mail, rather than writing code or purveying useful information. See twink, terminal junkie, lurker. [Jargon File] (1995-02-28)
- Re-adopt
[uh-dopt] /əˈdɒpt/ verb (used with object) 1. to choose or take as one’s own; make one’s own by selection or assent: to adopt a nickname. 2. to take and rear (the child of other parents) as one’s own child, specifically by a formal legal act. 3. to take or receive into any kind of new […]
- Readout
[reed-out] /ˈridˌaʊt/ noun 1. Computers. the output of information from a computer in readable form. Compare . 2. the information displayed on a graduated instrument.
- Read someone his rights
verb phrase To inform an arrested person formally of his or her legal rights, esp by reading him or her a ”Miranda card” detailing them: The judge threw it out because they hadn’t given the crook his rights [1960s+; fr the requirement based on the Supreme Court decision in the Miranda case of 1966] Related […]