write-protectn.

Brit.

/ˌrʌɪtprəˈtɛkt/, U.S.

/ˈraɪtprəˌtɛkt/,

/ˌraɪtprəˈtɛkt/

Origin: Apparently formed within English, by conversion. Etymon: write-protect v.

Etymology: Apparently < write-protect v. (although this is first attested slightly later). Compare earlier write protection n.

A physical mechanism or software setting which protects a disc or storage device, or the data on it, from being modified or deleted. Frequently as a modifier. Cf. write protection n.

ΘΚΠ

society > computing and information technology > hardware > secondary storage > [noun] > protection

write protection1961

storage protection1965

write-protect1966

1966 Proc. AFIPS Conf. 28 71/2 Fetch protect without write protect is neither possible nor desirable.

1992 InfoWorld 20 Apr. 80 Override the write-protect on your floppy drive with a switch.

2021 Manila Times (Nexis) 18 May The cards were tampered when they were reformatted..automatically triggering the write-protect mode of the cards.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2021).

write-protectv.

Brit.

/ˌrʌɪtprəˈtɛkt/, U.S.

/ˈraɪtprəˌtɛkt/,

/ˌraɪtprəˈtɛkt/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: write v., protect v.

Etymology: < write v. + protect v., after write protection n. Slightly earlier currency is probably implied by write-protect n.

transitive. To protect (a disc or storage device, or the data on it) from being modified or deleted using a physical mechanism or software setting.

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society > computing and information technology > hardware > use hardware [verb (transitive)] > protect

write-protect1967

1967 Proc. AFIPS Conf. 31 691/2 The IM [sc. Input Memory] is write-protected from all users.

1984 S. Ciarcia Ciarcia's Circuit Cellar IV. 162 On 8-inch drives, the write-protect notch is left uncovered to write-protect the disk.

2020 R. Beiderbeck et al. in IBM Tape Libr. Guide Open Syst. (ed. 17) ii. 49 It is better to rely on the host application software to write-protect the cartridges rather than to manually set the write-protect switch.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2021).

单词	write-protect
释义	write-protectn. Brit. /ˌrʌɪtprəˈtɛkt/, U.S. /ˈraɪtprəˌtɛkt/, /ˌraɪtprəˈtɛkt/ Origin: Apparently formed within English, by conversion. Etymon: write-protect v. Etymology: Apparently < write-protect v. (although this is first attested slightly later). Compare earlier write protection n. A physical mechanism or software setting which protects a disc or storage device, or the data on it, from being modified or deleted. Frequently as a modifier. Cf. write protection n. ΘΚΠ society > computing and information technology > hardware > secondary storage > [noun] > protection write protection1961 storage protection1965 write-protect1966 1966 Proc. AFIPS Conf. 28 71/2 Fetch protect without write protect is neither possible nor desirable. 1992 InfoWorld 20 Apr. 80 Override the write-protect on your floppy drive with a switch. 2021 Manila Times (Nexis) 18 May The cards were tampered when they were reformatted..automatically triggering the write-protect mode of the cards. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2021). write-protectv. Brit. /ˌrʌɪtprəˈtɛkt/, U.S. /ˈraɪtprəˌtɛkt/, /ˌraɪtprəˈtɛkt/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: write v., protect v. Etymology: < write v. + protect v., after write protection n. Slightly earlier currency is probably implied by write-protect n. transitive. To protect (a disc or storage device, or the data on it) from being modified or deleted using a physical mechanism or software setting. ΘΚΠ society > computing and information technology > hardware > use hardware [verb (transitive)] > protect write-protect1967 1967 Proc. AFIPS Conf. 31 691/2 The IM [sc. Input Memory] is write-protected from all users. 1984 S. Ciarcia Ciarcia's Circuit Cellar IV. 162 On 8-inch drives, the write-protect notch is left uncovered to write-protect the disk. 2020 R. Beiderbeck et al. in IBM Tape Libr. Guide Open Syst. (ed. 17) ii. 49 It is better to rely on the host application software to write-protect the cartridges rather than to manually set the write-protect switch. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2021). < n.1966v.1967
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