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destructive reads

destructive reads is the plural of destructive read.

Meaning of destructive read

Noun

destructive read (plural destructive reads)

  1. (attributive, often) A read operation that inherently erases the data that was read, requiring it to be immediately written back to the storage medium to prevent loss of data.
    • Although ferroelectric RAM has many advantages over conventional DRAM, it does share one of DRAM's disadvantages: as with DRAM, reading a FeRAM cell is a destructive read process which erases any data in the cell. When using FeRAM for persistent nonvolatile storage, this destructive-read nature can...

Questions about destructive reads

What is destructive reads the plural of?
Destructive reads is the plural of destructive read.

Words near destructive reads in the dictionary

  1. destructive criticisms
  2. destructive distillation
  3. destructive distillations
  4. destructive interference
  5. destructive read
  6. destructive reads
  7. destructive sorites
  8. destructively
  9. destructiveness
  10. destructivism
  11. destructivist

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