writable
adjective
writ·able
ˈrī-tə-bəl 
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Remember when having multiple writable CD or DVD drives was a thing, to enable disc-to-disc copying?
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PCMAG, 29 Nov. 2022
The researcher also found several processes that run as the systemd-network user, which is permitted to use the bus name required to run arbitrary code from world-writable locations.
—Dan Goodin, Ars Technica, 26 Apr. 2022
There was the 1998 release of the iMac that — to some customers' horror — did away with the floppy disk drive, featuring only a re-writable CD drive.
—Clare Duffy, CNN, 8 Dec. 2019
Writable surfaces such as chalkboard paint or large marker boards also let kids customize their room.
—Melissa Kossler Dutton, chicagotribune.com, 8 Aug. 2017
That steep $2,000 sticker includes a knockout feature — a writable Blu-ray drive; at $1,600 without it, the laptop is a bargain.
—Christopher Null, WIRED, 23 Oct. 2007
After this, the attacker can access the world-writable (non-restricted) file that controls which programs run on boot, and the attacker may add his own to the list.
—Dan Goodin, Ars Technica, 7 June 2017
PCMAG, 29 Nov. 2022
The researcher also found several processes that run as the systemd-network user, which is permitted to use the bus name required to run arbitrary code from world-writable locations.
—Dan Goodin, Ars Technica, 26 Apr. 2022
There was the 1998 release of the iMac that — to some customers' horror — did away with the floppy disk drive, featuring only a re-writable CD drive.
—Clare Duffy, CNN, 8 Dec. 2019
Writable surfaces such as chalkboard paint or large marker boards also let kids customize their room.
—Melissa Kossler Dutton, chicagotribune.com, 8 Aug. 2017
That steep $2,000 sticker includes a knockout feature — a writable Blu-ray drive; at $1,600 without it, the laptop is a bargain.
—Christopher Null, WIRED, 23 Oct. 2007
After this, the attacker can access the world-writable (non-restricted) file that controls which programs run on boot, and the attacker may add his own to the list.
—Dan Goodin, Ars Technica, 7 June 2017
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