read-only
Americanadjective
Example Sentences
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Tom Krause, chief executive of Cloud Software Group Inc., and Marko Elez, an engineer who has worked for Musk’s private companies, will both retain ostensibly read-only access to payment information.
From Salon • Feb. 6, 2025
“I think the added pressure with social media is that with all those traditional forms — books, television, movies — back in the day, most people were living in a read-only environment,” Nagata says.
From Washington Post • Apr. 14, 2023
They’re what we today call a read-only memory.
From Scientific American • Apr. 14, 2022
“The account will be in read-only mode for a week due to repeated violations of the Twitter Rules.”
From Washington Times • Aug. 10, 2021
You can't delete a file from a read-only directory even if you're allowed to make changes to the file.
From Debian GNU/Linux : Guide to Installation and Usage by Goerzen, John
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