readme
nounUS /ˈɹidmi/
Etymology From read + me.
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Computing, Engineering, Mathematics, Natural sciences, Physical sciences, Sciences A text file meant to be read before taking any significant action with the items it accompanies.
- Remember, there may be many readmes in many different locations within the patch itself. Search and read all readmes before proceeding.2004, Barbara Matthews, John Stouffer, Karen Brownfield, Installing, Upgrading and Maintaining Oracle Applications III:
- At times, README.txt is vague; some sections have been blacked out, presumably on legal advice.2022 October 27, Simon Parkin, “README.txt by Chelsea Manning review – secrets and spies”, in The Guardian, →ISSN, archived from the original on 16 Feb 2023: