read in

See also: read-in and readin'

English

Pronunciation

  • (file)

Verb

read in (third-person singular simple present reads in, present participle reading in, simple past and past participle read in)

  1. (transitive) To accept as input.
    The computer reads in a program file from disk and executes the contents.
  2. (idiomatic, transitive) To allow access to classified information.
    ― What is this?
    ― I can tell you what this isn't. This isn't me reading you in, Bernard.

Anagrams

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