"write blocker" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: write blockers [plural]
Rhymes: -ɒkə(ɹ) Head templates: {{en-noun}} write blocker (plural write blockers)
  1. (computing) A hardware device that allows a computer to read a peripheral such as a hard disk without making any changes to its contents, useful in cyberforensics etc. Categories (topical): Computing

Inflected forms

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