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

Let the new release process real production traffic in read-only mode, without affecting users or data, and compare its behavior against the live system. — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026

The model weights are frozen and effectively read-only, which means flash’s poor write bandwidth is no longer an obstacle. — IEEE Spectrum, 14 July 2026

Now a new generation of devices is trying to do something the read-only wearable never could, talk back to the body. — Samantha Agate, Kansas City Star, 6 July 2026

Additionally, look for apps with two-factor authentication and grant financial institutions read-only access. — Faith Wakefield, USA Today, 3 June 2026

Rhymes for read-only

• wanly