noun
Meaning 1
A read operation that does not erase the data being read in the process of reading it.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: attributive, often
Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences
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.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided