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Meaning of non-destructive read | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

A read operation that does not erase the data being read in the process of reading it.

attributive, often

Examples

“Although non-destructive reads are theoretically possible with FeRAM, the process - requiring illumination of the memory cells with UV light - is completely impractical for most purposes, favoring the more-practical (but destructive) method of forcing every cell to 0, seeing which cells produced a tiny current pulse, and writing back 1s to those cells.”

CEFR level

B2

Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

See also

non-detection non-digital native non-direct buffer non-directionality non-disclosure non-disclosure agreement