write+protect

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• write-protect — ˌwrite proˈtect verb [transitive] COMPUTING to make it impossible for a computer user to write information onto a computer disk, or change the details of an existing file, so that information is not changed or destroyed: • Once write protected, a …   Financial and business terms

• write protect — (computing) Protecting of data on disk from alteration or erasure, eg by software command or a mechanical device on the disk (write protectˈ adjective and transitive verb) • • • Main Entry: ↑write …   Useful english dictionary

• Write Protect Notch —   [dt. Schreibschutzkerbe] (Write Protect Tab), Diskette …   Universal-Lexikon

• write-protect — write pro·tect (rītʹprə tĕktʹ) tr.v. Computer Science write pro·tect·ed, write pro·tect·ing, write pro·tects To modify (a file or disk) so that its data cannot be edited or erased. * * * …   Universalium

• write-protect — verb Computing protect (a disk) from accidental writing or erasure …   English new terms dictionary

• write protect — form of ensuring that a storage medium cannot be written to …   English contemporary dictionary

• write-protect — …   Useful english dictionary

• write protect tab — library which is currently chosen, library which a program refers to as a default …   English contemporary dictionary

• write-protected — write protect UK US verb [T] IT ► to protect the data on a computer disk so that it cannot be changed or removed by a user: »Many operating systems include a command to write protect files. write protected adjective ► »a write protected disk/file …   Financial and business terms

• write-protection — write protect UK US verb [T] IT ► to protect the data on a computer disk so that it cannot be changed or removed by a user: »Many operating systems include a command to write protect files. write protected adjective ► »a write protected disk/file …   Financial and business terms

• Write protection — is any physical mechanism that prevents modification or erasure of valuable data on a device. Most commercial software, audio and video is sold pre protected.Examples of Write Protection* IBM 1/2 inch magnetic tape reels, introduced in the 1950s …   Wikipedia