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unwritable

unwritable

6.7
A file you cannot save or change because you do not have permission
  • adjective
  • /ʌnˈraɪtəbl/
  • Specialized
translation icon : no grabable
  • Some sections of the report are intentionally set as unwritable to prevent accidental edits.

Examples

  • If the disk is unwritable, you will not be able to save any changes.

  • The document became unwritable after the administrator changed the permissions.

  • This file is unwritable due to permission settings.

  • The document was marked as unwritable by the system.

  • The document was marked as unwritable due to strict security settings on the server.

  • He found the report unwritable, as the permissions did not allow any changes to be saved.

  • After multiple attempts to edit the file, she realized it was unwritable because it was locked by the system.

Synonyms

unrecordable
vsunwritable
7.1

Not able to be saved so it can be heard or read later

is prevented by limits or permissions from being put down or kept

Antonyms

writable
  • Specialized
1 3.5

Able to be written on or to hold new data

How Writable

writable
  • Specialized
1 3.5
unwritable
  • Specialized
6.7

Surface Forms

unwritable positive

Morphology

unwritable = writable (transparent) = un + write + able

This is a straightforward negation of the adjective 'writable' (not able to be written or saved), matching standard English word formation.

Etymology

Unwritable comes from the parts un- ('not'), write ('to put words down'), and -able ('able to'), and is the negative of the familiar word writable. That's why we use it for files or documents you cannot change or save, for example when a file is set so you are not allowed to write to it.