read-only

adjective

computers
: capable of being viewed but not of being changed or deleted
a read-only file/document

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Even when modified by an administrator, read-only community strings are often widely known inside an organization. Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 25 Sep. 2025 Start with a few read-only integrations in testing environments and then gradually expand capabilities to meet scale. Ashay Satav, Forbes.com, 19 Aug. 2025 This tier also includes access for 10 read-only users, too. PC Magazine, 21 July 2025 One approach is to put the firmware that implements the Root of Trust into read-only memory that can’t be modified once the device is manufactured. Guy Fedorkow, IEEE Spectrum, 2 June 2025

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“Read-only.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/read-only. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.

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