"read-only" meaning in English

See read-only in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Etymology: From read + only. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|read|only}} read + only Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} read-only (not comparable)
  1. (computing) Unalterable, capable of being read but not written. Tags: not-comparable Categories (topical): Computing Derived forms: read-only access, read-only memory Related terms: read-write, write-only Translations (capable of being read but not written): 只讀 /只读 (zhǐdú) (Chinese Mandarin), alleen-lezen (Dutch), kirjoitussuojattu (Finnish), en lecture seule (French), schreibgeschützt (German), les- (english: reading) (Icelandic), ritvarinn (english: write-protected) [masculine] (Icelandic), skrifvarinn [masculine] (Icelandic), 読み込み専用 (yomikomi-sen'yō) (Japanese), 読み出し専用 (yomidashi-sen'yō) (Japanese), 読み取り専用 (yomitori-sen'yō) (Japanese), de solo lectura (Spanish), skrivskyddad [common-gender] (Swedish), skrivskyddat [neuter] (Swedish), salt okunur (Turkish), yalnız okunur (Turkish), chỉ-đọc (Vietnamese), chỉ đọc (Vietnamese)
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          "sense": "capable of being read but not written",
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          "sense": "capable of being read but not written",
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          "sense": "capable of being read but not written",
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      "sense": "capable of being read but not written",
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      "sense": "capable of being read but not written",
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      "sense": "capable of being read but not written",
      "word": "les-"
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      "english": "write-protected",
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      "sense": "capable of being read but not written",
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      "sense": "capable of being read but not written",
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      "sense": "capable of being read but not written",
      "word": "salt okunur"
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      "code": "tr",
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      "sense": "capable of being read but not written",
      "word": "yalnız okunur"
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      "sense": "capable of being read but not written",
      "word": "chỉ-đọc"
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