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read-me files

read-me files is the plural of read-me file.

Meaning of read-me file

Noun

read-me file (plural read-me files)

  1. Synonym of readme.
    • Then I heard about an "Installer" program that mostly automated the PPP configuration process, available on the Manhattan-based bulletin board ECHO, so I signed up for a PPP account there, downloaded the Installer to my computer, read the Read Me file, and followed the instructions.1997, John Seabrook, Deeper, Adventures on the Net, page 135
    Synonyms:
    readme

Questions about read-me files

What is read-me files the plural of?
Read-me files is the plural of read-me file.

Words near read-me files in the dictionary

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

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