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.
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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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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 30 Oct. 2025.
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