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Meaning of "write-protected" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF WRITE-PROTECTED

write-protected  [ˈraɪtprəˌtɛktɪd] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF WRITE-PROTECTED

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Write-Protected is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES WRITE-PROTECTED MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Write protection

Write protection is any physical mechanism that prevents modification or erasure of valuable data on a device. Most commercial software, audio and video is sold pre-protected.

Definition of write-protected in the English dictionary

The definition of write-protected in the dictionary is having been protected from accidental writing or erasure.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH WRITE-PROTECTED


affected
əˈfɛktɪd
collected
kəˈlɛktɪd
connected
kəˈnɛktɪd
dejected
dɪˈdʒɛktɪd
directed
dɪˈrɛktɪd
disconnected
ˌdɪskəˈnɛktɪd
dissected
dɪˈsɛktɪd
elected
ɪˈlɛktɪd
expected
ɪkˈspɛktɪd
protected
prəˈtɛktɪd
respected
rɪˈspɛktɪd
suspected
səˈspɛktɪd
unaffected
ˌʌnəˈfɛktɪd
unconnected
ˌʌnkəˈnɛktɪd
uncorrected
ˌʌnkəˈrɛktɪd
undetected
ˌʌndɪˈtɛktɪd
unexpected
ˌʌnɪkˈspɛktɪd
uninfected
ˌʌnɪnˈfɛktɪd
unprotected
ˌʌnprəˈtɛktɪd
unselected
ˌʌnsɪˈlɛktɪd

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE WRITE-PROTECTED

write
write down
write in
write off
write out
write up
write-in
write-off
write-protect
write-protect notch
write-up
writer
Writer to the Signet
writer´s block
writer´s cramp
writeress
writerly
writership
writhe
writhen

WORDS THAT END LIKE WRITE-PROTECTED

complected
disaffected
infected
invected
misdirected
neglected
noninfected
other-directed
projected
restricted
self-directed
uncollected
undirected
unelected
uninspected
unrespected
unsuspected
well-affected
well-connected
well-protected
well-respected

Synonyms and antonyms of write-protected in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «write-protected» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF WRITE-PROTECTED

Find out the translation of write-protected to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of write-protected from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «write-protected» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

写保护
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

protegido contra escritura
570 millions of speakers

English

write-protected
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

लिखने संरक्षित
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

محمي ضد الكتابة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

защищен от записи
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

protegido contra gravação
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

লিখতে সুরক্ষিত
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

protégé en écriture
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Dilindungi-dilindungi
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

schreibgeschützt
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

書き込み保護された
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

쓰기 보호
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Nulis-dilindhungi
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

viết được bảo vệ
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

எழுத பாதுகாக்கப்பட்ட
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

लेखन-संरक्षित
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

-Yazma korumalı
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

protetto da scrittura
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

chroniony przed zapisem
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

захищений від запису
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

protejată la scriere
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

προστασία εγγραφής
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

skryf - beskerm
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

skrivskyddad
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

skrivebeskyttet
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of write-protected

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «WRITE-PROTECTED»

The term «write-protected» is quite widely used and occupies the 50.748 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «WRITE-PROTECTED» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about write-protected

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «WRITE-PROTECTED»

Discover the use of write-protected in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to write-protected and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
DOS the Easy Way
Message: Disk is write protected As part of a DOS operation (or a DOS-accessed operation by another program), an attempt was made to write data to a diskette that is write-protected. What to Do About It Disks are write protected in one of ...
Everett Murdock, 2008
2
PIC Microcontroller: An Introduction to Software and ...
An Introduction to Software and Hardware Interfacing Han-Way Huang. reset 0 0 0 0 WRT3: Write protection bit<1> 0 = Block 3 (OxCOOO-0xFFFF) is write protected 1 = Block 3 (OxCOOO-0xFFFF) is not write protected WRT2: Write protection ...
Han-Way Huang, 2005
3
Robust Communications Software: Extreme Availability, ...
This solution, Write-Protected Memory, significantly improves capacity while still providing protection against tramplers. However, only data that changes infrequently can be write protected. If the data changes too often, the need constantly to ...
Greg Utas, 2005
4
MC68HC12 an Introduction: Software and Hardware Interfacing
When the chip is hardware write protected, nonvolatile writes are disabled to the status register, including the block lock bits and the WPEN bit itself, as well as the block-protected sections in the memory array. Only the sections of the memory ...
Han-Way Huang, 2003
5
PC Mag
I put a write-protected 5.25-inch disk in my A: drive and used the COPY command to copy a .BAT file from hard disk to drive A:. Instead of telling me that the disk in drive A: was write-protected. File Manager reported that it copied the file.
6
IBM Virtualization Engine TS7700 with R3.0
If you select this option, no volumes on the cluster are write-protected; all Write Protect settings are disabled. Enable Write Protect Mode Select this radio button to enable Write Protect Mode on the active cluster. This option prevents hosts ...
Larry Coyne, Katja Denefleh, Joe Hew, 2013
7
Virtual Machines: Versatile Platforms for Systems and Processes
In this case, the region of code is usually converted from being writable to being write-protected. The RIO system authenticates the code at this point and allows the conversion only if the request is from trusted code. Similarly, if the program ...
Jim Smith, Ravi Nair, 2005
8
Handbook of Computer Crime Investigation: Forensic Tools and ...
They usually have a white tab that is open for write-protected and closed ( covering the hole and showing white) for write-enabled. Fortunately, many tape drives have an indicator light to reflect its write-protection status. For this reason, it is ...
Eoghan Casey, 2001
9
Linux Recipes for Oracle DBAs
You can instruct rm to remove write-protected files without being prompted with the —f (force) option. This example removes all files beneath the subdirectory scripts without prompting for protected files: $ rm —rf scripts Sometimes when you're ...
Darl Kuhn, Bernard Lopuz, Charles Kim, 2008
10
Microprocessors and Microcomputer-Based System Design
WP Write protect Page is not write protected Page is write protected. If a write is attempted, a bus error exception occurs. M Modified Page has not been Page has been modified, modified • FC Function Code FIGURE 7.25 ATC entry structure.
Mohamed Rafiquzzaman, 1995

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «WRITE-PROTECTED»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term write-protected is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Wake-from-sleep vulnerability leaves UEFIs open to attack
When the bit is turned on, the BIOS is write-protected—but that bit is turned off by default. Every time a PC resets, this register is also reset to the default state, ... «The Tech Report, LLC, Jul 15»
2
This new root method should work on almost any current Android …
Unfortunately, devices from Motorola and HTC won't work with Towelroot, because their /system folders are write-protected. Towelroot is the first Galaxy S5 root ... «GigaOM, Jun 14»
3
How to migrate your free SugarSync account to another service
... are also read-only) and then (after they are revised) manually loaded back to the I:\ drive, but NOT in the original mirrored folder, which is write-protected. Then ... «CNET, Dec 13»
4
Btrfs hands-on: Exploring the error recovery features of the new …
mount: /dev/sda4 is write-protected, mounting read-only. mount.nilfs2: Error while mounting /dev/sda4 on /mnt: Invalid argument. YIKES! That's not good. For the ... «ZDNet, Dec 13»
5
Samsung Galaxy S4 Cannot Format microSD Card
microSD Card Write-Protected. If the card was used in a previous device, it is possible that the card may be write protected. A write-protected card cannot be ... «The Droid Guy, Sep 13»
6
PwnMyMoto Roots And Bypasses Write Protection On Moto X, Droid …
After running it and waiting through 2-3 reboots, your phone will be set up to boot into either the standard write-protected mode (recommended for daily use) or ... «Android Police, Sep 13»
7
How to erase a write-protected USB stick and format a write
Occasionally, you'll find that an SD card or USB flash drive will refuse to format and Windows will tell you that it is write protected, even though there is no switch, ... «PC Advisor, Jul 13»
8
How do I put files on a write-protected SanDisk memory stick?
The reader cannot put files on to his flash drive because of an error - specifically a 'write-protected' error message. Here's how to resolve problems with a ... «PC Advisor, May 13»
9
What's new in Fedora 17
It also becomes easier to mount /usr/ write-protected and for multiple systems to use a networked usr directory. Further reasons for the reorganisation are ... «The H, May 12»
10
Solving Tech Mysteries: 3G vs. Wi-Fi, Write Access Denied
Just one problem: when I tried to erase the files, Windows popped up an error message about the drive being write-protected. Uh, okay. Not sure why that would ... «PCWorld, Dec 11»

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