write protect tab
Definitions
Computing
- noun (written as write-protect tab)a tab on a floppy disk which if moved prevents any writing to or erasing from the disk
Electronics
- (written as write-protect tab)A movable or removable object or device, such as a notch or a label, whose position or presence determines whether writing to a given medium is possible. Seen, for instance, on floppy disks. Also called write protect notch.
Information & Library Science
- noun a tab on a disk which if moved prevents any writing to or erasing from the disk