"non-destructive read" meaning in All languages combined

See non-destructive read on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: non-destructive reads [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} non-destructive read (plural non-destructive reads)
  1. (computing, often attributive) A read operation that does not erase the data being read in the process of reading it. Tags: attributive, often Categories (topical): Computing

Inflected forms

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