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non-destructive read

non-destructive read noun: a read operation that does not erase the data being read in the process of reading it.

Noun

non-destructive read (plural non-destructive reads)

  1. (attributive, often) A read operation that does not erase the data being read in the process of reading it.
    • Although non-destructive reads are theoretically possible with FeRAM, the process - requiring illumination of the memory cells with UV light - is completely impractical for most purposes, favoring the more-practical (but destructive) method of forcing every cell to 0, seeing which cells produced a...

Antonyms of non-destructive read

Forms of non-destructive read

pluralnon-destructive reads

Questions about non-destructive read

What does non-destructive read mean?
Non-destructive read means a read operation that does not erase the data being read in the process of reading it.
What part of speech is non-destructive read?
Non-destructive read is a noun.
What is the plural of non-destructive read?
The plural of non-destructive read is non-destructive reads.

Words near non-destructive read in the dictionary

  1. non-descript
  2. non-descriptive
  3. non-descriptively
  4. non-descripts
  5. non-destructive
  6. non-destructive read
  7. non-destructive reads
  8. non-detachable
  9. non-detectable
  10. non-detected
  11. non-detection

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