read-write

adjective

Supporting both read and write operations.

“a read-write head in a disk drive”

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Meanings

adjectiveread-write (not comparable)
  1. not comparablecomputingSupporting both read and write operations.

    a read-write head in a disk drive

    1 more example

    a read-write lock, request, or variable

Translations

Chinese Mandarin 讀寫 /读写
  • 讀寫 /读写 (dúxiě)supporting both read and write operations
Finnish luku, kirjoitus
  • lukusupporting both read and write operations
  • kirjoitussupporting both read and write operations
French en lecture-écriture
  • en lecture-écrituresupporting both read and write operations
Spanish de lectura-escritura, de lectura y escritura
  • de lectura-escriturasupporting both read and write operations
  • de lectura y escriturasupporting both read and write operations
Vietnamese đọc-ghi, đọc ghi
  • đọc-ghisupporting both read and write operations
  • đọc ghisupporting both read and write operations
Cite this entry
APA

read-write. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/read-write

MLA

“read-write.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/read-write. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “read-write,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/read-write.

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