Meanings
plural readmes · alternative read me · alternative read-me
- computingA text file meant to be read before taking any significant action with the items it accompanies.
At times, README.txt is vague; some sections have been blacked out, presumably on legal advice.
2022 October 27, Simon Parkin, “README.txt by Chelsea Manning review – secrets and spies”, in The Guardian, →ISSN, archived from the original on 16 Feb 20231 more example
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 IIISynonyms: read-me file
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA text file meant to be read before taking any significant action with the items it accompanies.
Origin
Translations
Esperanto legumino
- leguminoa file meant to be read before taking any significant action
Finnish lueminut-tiedosto
- lueminut-tiedostoa file meant to be read before taking any significant action
French lisezmoi, lisez-moi
- lisezmoia file meant to be read before taking any significant action
- lisez-moia file meant to be read before taking any significant action
- readmea file meant to be read before taking any significant action
German Liesmich, Readme
- Liesmicha file meant to be read before taking any significant action
- Readmea file meant to be read before taking any significant action
Greek διάβασέμε, δβσμ
- διάβασέμε (diávaséme)a file meant to be read before taking any significant action
- δβσμ (dvsm)a file meant to be read before taking any significant action
Spanish léeme, léame
- léemea file meant to be read before taking any significant action
- léamea file meant to be read before taking any significant action
- readmea file meant to be read before taking any significant action
Turkish benioku
- beniokua file meant to be read before taking any significant action
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Cite this entry
readme. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/readme
“readme.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/readme. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “readme,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/readme.
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