read-only file

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   (computer science) a file that you can read but cannot change

   Broadercomputer file

   computer science

Questions about read-only file

What does read-only file mean?

read-only file means "(computer science) a file that you can read but cannot change".

Is read-only file a common word?

read-only file is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.