Definition of write-protect in English:
write-protect
verbˈrʌɪtprəˌtɛktraɪt prəˈtɛkt
[with object]Computing Protect (a disk) from accidental writing or erasure.
Example sentencesExamples
- When you lend your own disk to others, always write-protect your disk.
- In this way the disk can even be write-protected.
- The user data area is divided into 64-byte blocks, and each block can be write-protected to prevent accidental deletion or alteration of data.
- Note: after you are done configuring the Linux router, write-protect the floppy disk you are using.
- This is a very small switch located on the side of the drive, which enables you to write-protect the drive, from the flick of a switch.
Definition of write-protect in US English:
write-protect
verbrīt prəˈtektraɪt prəˈtɛkt
[with object]Computing Protect (a disk) from accidental writing or erasure, as by removing the cover from a notch in the plastic casing of a floppy disk.
Example sentencesExamples
- The user data area is divided into 64-byte blocks, and each block can be write-protected to prevent accidental deletion or alteration of data.
- When you lend your own disk to others, always write-protect your disk.
- In this way the disk can even be write-protected.
- Note: after you are done configuring the Linux router, write-protect the floppy disk you are using.
- This is a very small switch located on the side of the drive, which enables you to write-protect the drive, from the flick of a switch.