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Write-Protect Definition
DocumentID: 655843
Revision Date: 29-Feb-96 8:29:39 PM

The information in this document applies to:
WordPerfect® 5.1 for DOS

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Solutions: Write-Protect: A write-protect feature prevents a disk or tape from being written to, thereby protecting any existing data. With floppy diskettes, there is a write-protect notch in the jacket that prevents writing to the diskette when the notch is covered with a gummed tab or label. On the 3.5" microdiskettes, the write-protect notch is a square hole punched through the shell with a slug of plastic built into the shell that can be slid over or away from the hole.

When the notch or hole is closed, new data can be written to the diskette. With magnetic tapes, a plastic write-protect ring is inserted in the back of the tape reel to prevent writing data to the tape. This definition was taken from the public domain program named PC-Glossary.

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