nonwritable
Locked against changes
Nonwritable describes storage media or files that cannot be modified or have data added to them.
A nonwritable disk is locked or read-only; nonwritable memory retains its contents permanently.
The term appears mainly in computing contexts: The system flagged the directory as nonwritable.
Also spelled non-writable.
Viewable but not changeable
- lockedFastened with a mechanism
- protectedKept from harm
- restrictedLimited in scope
- immutableIncapable of being changed
uneditable · unmodifiable · sealed · frozen · static · fixed · unchangeable · secure
Optical storage medium
- ROMUnwritable digital storage
- DVD-ROMRead-only optical storage medium
- firmwareHardware's permanent programming
- BIOSBoot-up initialization firmware
EPROM · flash · chip · memory · storage · disc · drive · media
Made worse by injury
- failedDid not succeed
- bad sectorUnreadable storage location
- disk errorStorage medium malfunction
- corruptedMade impure or dishonest
unresponsive · bricked · crashed · unusable · unformatted · degraded · defective · faulty
read-only
Viewable but not changeable
- lockedFastened with a mechanism
- protectedKept from harm
- restrictedLimited in scope
immutable · uneditable · unmodifiable · sealed · frozen · static · fixed · unchangeable · secure · safeguarded
CD-ROM
Optical storage medium
- ROMUnwritable digital storage
- DVD-ROMRead-only optical storage medium
- firmwareHardware's permanent programming
BIOS · EPROM · flash · chip · memory · storage · disc · drive · media · cartridge
damaged
Made worse by injury
- failedDid not succeed
- bad sectorUnreadable storage location
- disk errorStorage medium malfunction
corrupted · unresponsive · bricked · crashed · unusable · unformatted · degraded · defective · faulty · dead
nonwritablewritable
Capable of receiving text
writeable · editable · modifiable · rewritable · read-write
write, writ, writer, writers, writing, writings, written, writable, rewrite