write-protect

[ rahyt-pruh-tekt ]

verb (used with object)

, Computers.

1. to protect (a recordable disk) from accidental erasure or change; to mark (a file or disk) so that its contents cannot be modified or deleted.

Other Words From

• write protection noun

Example Sentences

It would probably be a good idea for manufacturers to write-protect those drives or at least require a password to access them.

From Seattle Times

It would probably be a good idea for manufacturers to write-protect those drives or at least require a password to access them.

From Seattle Times

Mark this the ``Custom Boot'' floppy and write-protect it once it has been written.

From Project Gutenberg