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

Avoid using the read-only endpoint of Kubelet on port 10255, which doesn’t require authentication. —Davey Winder, Forbes.com, 30 Apr. 2025

He was frustrated that the read-only sheet clearly had dozens of rows and columns that were hidden from view and locked. —Christopher Helman, Forbes.com, 14 Apr. 2025

The Trump administration says DOGE has a 10-person team of federal employees at the Social Security Administration, seven of whom have been granted read-only access to agency systems or personally identifiable information. —Lindsay Whitehurst, Twin Cities, 14 Mar. 2025

Treasury Department officials previously said Elez and Cloud Software Group CEO Tom Krause received read-only access to the sensitive payment system, after the DOGE team’s access sparked outcry from Democrats and other outside observers. —Julia Shapero, The Hill, 12 Feb. 2025

Treasury Department officials initially said that the DOGE team had access to a read-only file, but later clarified that a DOGE team member was unintentionally granted the ability to edit code. —Danielle Battaglia, Charlotte Observer, 20 Feb. 2025

The Treasury first claimed the access was read-only but then acknowledged that a DOGE team member briefly had the ability to edit code. —Annabella Rosciglione, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 14 Feb. 2025

However, after three federal unions filed a lawsuit against the move, a federal judge ordered on Feb. 5 that read-only data be given to two DOGE employees. —Ivan Pereira, ABC News, 8 Feb. 2025

Federal workers unions took the matter to court, and a judge on Thursday temporarily limited Musk’s team to read-only access. —Justin Elliott, ProPublica, 7 Feb. 2025

Rhymes for read-only

• wanly