nondestructive read

nondestructive read

[¦nän·di′strək·div ′rēd]

(computer science)

A reading process that does not erase the data in memory; the term sometimes includes a destructive read immediately followed by a restorative write-back. Also known as nondestructive readout (NDRO).

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