read-only
adjective
computers
: capable of being viewed but not of being changed or deleted
a read-only file/document
Examples of read-only in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the Web
Is Wave Safe to Use? Bank data connections with Wave are read-only and use 256-bit encryption.
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PCMAG, 23 Oct. 2024
As a baseline, your essential device and application files should be authenticated and protected against unwanted changes through read-only protection.
—Stephanie Domas, Forbes, 21 Oct. 2024
Brewster Kahle, the Archive’s founder, wrote on his social media channels Sunday night that services had resumed in a read-only mode and that new webpages can’t be saved yet.
—Kevin Collier, NBC News, 14 Oct. 2024
Under an agreement signed Wednesday by Franklin Circuit Court Judge Phillip Shepherd, Kentucky's Cabinet for Health and Family Services will provide the Commonwealth Office of the Ombudsman read-only access to the computer system, which contains information about investigations into such cases.
—Lucas Aulbach, The Courier-Journal, 19 Sep. 2024
The app does not store your username or password and has read-only access.
—PCMAG, 30 July 2024
Paying customers gain the option to share calendars on a read-only, read-write, or fully managed basis.
—PCMAG, 25 June 2024
In fact, many such libraries were shipped read-only in ROM and were expanded and added to in later versions of the operating system.
—Cameron Kaiser, Ars Technica, 25 Apr. 2024
Folder Lock gathers a broad selection of encryption features, among them the option to carry a read-only collection of encrypted files on a USB.
—PCMAG, 21 May 2024
PCMAG, 23 Oct. 2024
As a baseline, your essential device and application files should be authenticated and protected against unwanted changes through read-only protection.
—Stephanie Domas, Forbes, 21 Oct. 2024
Brewster Kahle, the Archive’s founder, wrote on his social media channels Sunday night that services had resumed in a read-only mode and that new webpages can’t be saved yet.
—Kevin Collier, NBC News, 14 Oct. 2024
Under an agreement signed Wednesday by Franklin Circuit Court Judge Phillip Shepherd, Kentucky's Cabinet for Health and Family Services will provide the Commonwealth Office of the Ombudsman read-only access to the computer system, which contains information about investigations into such cases.
—Lucas Aulbach, The Courier-Journal, 19 Sep. 2024
The app does not store your username or password and has read-only access.
—PCMAG, 30 July 2024
Paying customers gain the option to share calendars on a read-only, read-write, or fully managed basis.
—PCMAG, 25 June 2024
In fact, many such libraries were shipped read-only in ROM and were expanded and added to in later versions of the operating system.
—Cameron Kaiser, Ars Technica, 25 Apr. 2024
Folder Lock gathers a broad selection of encryption features, among them the option to carry a read-only collection of encrypted files on a USB.
—PCMAG, 21 May 2024
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“Read-only.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/read-only. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.
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