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 |
readout
read-out | the information displayed or recorded on an electronic device |
| readout read-out | the output of a computer in readable form |
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 |
| 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' |
sightread
sight-read | perform music from a score without having seen the score before, He is a brilliant pianist but he cannot sightread |
| read | audition for a stage role by reading parts of a role, He is auditioning for `Julius Caesar' at Stratford this year |
read
say | have or contain a certain wording or form, The passage reads as follows, What does the law say? |
knowing
knowledgeable
learned
lettered
well-educated
well-read | highly educated, having extensive information or understanding, knowing instructors, a knowledgeable critic, a knowledgeable audience |
| well-read | well informed or deeply versed through reading, respect for a well-read man, well-read in medieval history |