"destructive read" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: destructive reads [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} destructive read (plural destructive reads)
  1. (computing, often attributive) A read operation that inherently erases the data that was read, requiring it to be immediately written back to the storage medium to prevent loss of data. Tags: attributive, often Categories (topical): Computing Related terms: write-after-read

Inflected forms

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