read-in
nounEtymology Deverbal from read in or from read + -in; modelled on lie-in and sit-in.
1
US, Historical A protest in which demonstrators gather in or occupy a segregated library in order to read.
read in
verbalso spelled read-in1
To accept as input.
- The computer reads in a program file from disk and executes the contents.
2
Idiomatic To allow access to classified information.
- ― What is this? ― I can tell you what this isn't. This isn't me reading you in, Bernard.
3
Law To judicially insert an official legal interpretation into a statute
- Related terms
- read oneself in