"write once" meaning in English

See write once in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

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Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} write once (not comparable)
  1. (computing, computer hardware) Of a type of storage technology in which data, once written, cannot be erased or modified. Tags: not-comparable Categories (topical): Computer hardware, Computing Related terms: WORM, PROM, programmable read-only memory

Alternative forms

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