Definitions for "Write-protected"
Keywords:  diskette, xmm, xms, tab, setup
A write-protected disk, directory or file can be read but not altered or erased. Disks are write-protected physically, usually by the absence or presence of a notch on the diskette casing. Files are write-protected via the ATTRIB command (setting the read-only attribute), and files and directories can be write-protected via the PASSWORD command.
A write-protected file has been set so that it cannot be altered or deleted without first removing the write protection. Also called read-only. You can write-protect a file in windows by right-clicking on it and checking the "read-only" box under attributes. Floppy disks can be write-protected by moving the small plastic square in the top right corner.
Files or media that cannot be changed. Use write-protection when you want to protect data from being destroyed. To write-protect a 3.5-inch disk, slide its write-protect tab to the open position. write-protected not write-protected XMM [ extended memory manager] A utility that allows programs and operating systems to use extended memory in accordance with the XMS (eXtended Memory Specification). Zip A popular data compression format. Files that have been compressed with the Zip format are called Zip files and usually have a filename extension of zip. A special kind of zipped file is a self-exacting file, which has a filename extension of exe. You can unzip a self-exacting file by double-clicking it.