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read-me

read-me is the alternative form of readme.

Meaning of readme

Noun

readme (plural readmes)

  1. A text file meant to be read before taking any significant action with the items it accompanies.
    • Remember, there may be many readmes in many different locations within the patch itself. Search and read all readmes before proceeding.2004, Barbara Matthews, John Stouffer, Karen Brownfield, Installing, Upgrading and Maintaining Oracle Applications III
    Synonyms:
    read-me file

Forms of read-me

pluralread-mes

Phrases with read-me

Questions about read-me

What is read-me the alternative form of?
Read-me is the alternative form of readme.

Words near read-me in the dictionary

  1. read-around ratios
  2. read-eval-print loop
  3. read-eval-print loops
  4. read-in
  5. read-ins
  6. read-me
  7. read-me file
  8. read-me files
  9. read-mes
  10. read-only
  11. read-only access

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