Write Once

Write once may refer to:

  • Write once, run anywhere, a slogan for the cross-platform benefits of Java
  • Write once, compile anywhere, a slogan for the cross-platform benefits of C
  • Write-once (cache coherency), a write-invalidate protocol in computer memory design
  • Write Once Read Many, computer storage that can be written to once, but read from multiple times

Famous quotes containing the word write:

    “If, while watching the sun set on a used-car lot in Los Angeles, you are struck by the parallels between this image and the inevitable fate of humanity, do not, under any circumstances, write it down.”
    —Fran Lebowitz (b. 1950)