readme file
Definitions
Computing
Electronics
(written as README file)
A file containing information which supplements the documentation which accompanies a software or hardware product. Frequently it is a plaintext file, and on occasions may be the only information readily available for a given offering. Its abbreviation is README.
- noun
(written as Readme file)
a computer information file containing instructions about how to use a program or information on latest developments
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