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non-destructive reads

non-destructive reads is the plural of non-destructive read.

Meaning of non-destructive read

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...

Questions about non-destructive reads

What is non-destructive reads the plural of?
Non-destructive reads is the plural of non-destructive read.

Words near non-destructive reads in the dictionary

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

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