write-in | a vote cast by writing in the name of a candidate who is not listed on the ballot |
write-off | the act of cancelling from an account a bad debt or a worthless asset |
CD-R compact disc recordable CD-WO compact disc write-once | a compact disc on which you can write only once and thereafter is read-only memory |
CD-ROM compact disc read-only memory | a compact disk that is used with a computer (rather than with an audio system), a large amount of digital information can be stored and accessed but it cannot be altered by the user |
erasable programmable read-only memory EPROM | (computer science) a read-only memory chip that can be erased by ultraviolet light and programmed again with new data |
random-access memory random access memory random memory RAM read write memory | the most common computer memory which can be used by programs to perform necessary tasks while the computer is on, an integrated circuit memory chip allows information to be stored or accessed in any order and all storage locations are equally accessible |
read-only memory ROM read-only storage fixed storage | (computer science) memory whose contents can be accessed and read but cannot be changed |
read-only memory chip | a memory chip providing read-only memory |
readout read-out | an electronic device the displays information is a visual form |
read write head head | (computer science) a tiny electromagnetic coil and metal pole used to write and read magnetic patterns on a disk |
read-only file | (computer science) a file that you can read but cannot change |
read | something that is read, the article was a very good read |
report news report story account write up | a short account of the news, the report of his speech, the story was on the o'clock news, the account of his speech that was given on the evening news made the governor furious |
readout read-out | the information displayed or recorded on an electronic device |
readout read-out | the output of a computer in readable form |
write-in candidate write-in | a candidate for public office whose name does not appear on the ballot and so must be written on the ballot by the voters |
write-off write-down | (accounting) reduction in the book value of an asset |
tax write-off tax deduction deduction | a reduction in the gross amount on which a tax is calculated, reduces taxes by the percentage fixed for the taxpayer's income bracket |
Read method of childbirth Read method | a method of natural childbirth that assumes it is a normal process and that the pain is largely psychological, involves education and breathing exercises to foster relaxation and other exercises |
expense write off write down | reduce the estimated value of something, For tax purposes you can write off the laser printer |
write off | concede the loss or worthlessness of something or somebody, write it off as a loss |
understand read interpret translate | make sense of a language, She understands French, Can you read Greek? |
learn study read take | be a student of a certain subject, She is reading for the bar exam |
read | to hear and understand, I read you loud and clear! |
read between the lines | read what is implied but not expressed on the surface |
take read | interpret something in a certain way, convey a particular meaning or impression, I read this address as a satire, How should I take this message?, You can't take credit for this! |
read | interpret something that is written or printed, read the advertisement, Have you read Salman Rushdie? |
read | look at, interpret, and say out loud something that is written or printed, The King will read the proclamation at noon |
read | interpret the significance of, as of palms, tea leaves, intestines, the sky, also of human behavior, She read the sky and predicted rain, I can't read his strange behavior, The fortune teller read his fate in the crystal ball |
read scan | obtain data from magnetic tapes, This dictionary can be read by the computer |
lipread lip-read speech-read | interpret by lipreading, of deaf people |
read register show record | indicate a certain reading, of gauges and instruments, The thermometer showed thirteen degrees below zero, The gauge read `empty' |
write | communicate or express by writing, Please write to me every week |
write in | write to an organization, Many listeners wrote in after the controversial radio program |
code encipher cipher cypher encrypt inscribe write in code | convert ordinary language into code, We should encode the message for security reasons |
write save | record data on a computer, boot-up instructions are written on the hard disk |
write drop a line | communicate (with) in writing, Write her soon, please! |
write down set down get down put down | put down in writing, of texts, musical compositions, etc. |
write | communicate by letter, He wrote that he would be coming soon |
write out issue make out cut | make out and issue, write out a check, cut a ticket, Please make the check out to me |
write up | bring to public notice by writing, with praise or condemnation, The New York Times wrote him up last week, Did your boss write you up? |
write | mark or trace on a surface, The artist wrote Chinese characters on a big piece of white paper, Russian is written with the Cyrillic alphabet |
write | create code, write a computer program, She writes code faster than anybody else |
write compose pen indite | produce a literary work, She composed a poem, He wrote four novels |
write on write of write about | write about a particular topic, Snow wrote about China |
spell write | write or name the letters that comprise the conventionally accepted form of (a word or part of a word), He spelled the word wrong in this letter |
write off | write something fluently, and without hesitation |
write copy | write for commercial publications, She writes copy for Harper's Bazaar |
compose write | write music, Beethoven composed nine symphonies |
sightread sight-read | perform music from a score without having seen the score before, He is a brilliant pianist but he cannot sightread |