readme

readme

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Etymology

From read +‎ me.

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  • (General American) IPA(key): /ˈɹidmi/
  • Audio (UK):(file)

Noun

readme (plural readmes)

  1. (computing) A text file meant to be read before taking any significant action with the items it accompanies.
    Synonym: read-me file
    • 2004, Barbara Matthews, John Stouffer, Karen Brownfield, Installing, Upgrading and Maintaining Oracle Applications III:
      Remember, there may be many readmes in many different locations within the patch itself. Search and read all readmes before proceeding.
    • 2022 October 27, Simon Parkin, “README.txt by Chelsea Manning review – secrets and spies”, in The Guardian‎[1], →ISSN, archived from the original on 16 February 2023:
      At times, README.txt is vague; some sections have been blacked out, presumably on legal advice.

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