Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

read-only file

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.67 in modern English

Syllables
read--on-ly -file
IPA
19
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
5
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

n

(computer science) a file that you can read but cannot change

Questions

What does read-only file mean?
(computer science) a file that you can read but cannot change

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