write-protect
verb/ˌraɪt prəˈtekt/
/ˌraɪt prəˈtekt/
(computing)Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they write-protect | /ˌraɪt prəˈtekt/ /ˌraɪt prəˈtekt/ |
| he / she / it write-protects | /ˌraɪt prəˈtekts/ /ˌraɪt prəˈtekts/ |
| past simple write-protected | /ˌraɪt prəˈtektɪd/ /ˌraɪt prəˈtektɪd/ |
| past participle write-protected | /ˌraɪt prəˈtektɪd/ /ˌraɪt prəˈtektɪd/ |
| -ing form write-protecting | /ˌraɪt prəˈtektɪŋ/ /ˌraɪt prəˈtektɪŋ/ |
- write-protect something to protect the information on a computer disk from being changed or deleted (= destroyed)
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