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write-protect
verb [T] ITDefinition
› to protect the data on a computer disk so that it cannot be changed or removed by a user: Many operating systems include a command to write-protect files.
write-protected adjective › a write-protected disk/file write-protection noun [U] › Is it possible to remove the write-protection from the USB drive?(Definition of write-protect verb from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary
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