Dictionary

readme en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• (UK) audio
• /ˈɹidmi/ (General-American)

Etymology

From read + me.

Meanings

1. A text file meant to be read before taking any significant action with the items it accompanies.
   • At times, README.txt is vague; some sections have been blacked out, presumably on legal advice. 2022 October 27, Simon Parkin, “README.txt by Chelsea Manning review – secrets and spies”, in The Guardian, →ISSN, archived from the original on 16 Feb 2023:
   • Remember, there may be many readmes in many different locations within the patch itself. Search and read all readmes before proceeding. 2004, Barbara Matthews, John Stouffer, Karen Brownfield, Installing, Upgrading and Maintaining Oracle Applications III:

Forms

Synonyms

read-me file

Translations (11)

de Liesmich (a file meant to be read before taking any significant action) · de Readme (a file meant to be read before taking any significant action) · fi lueminut-tiedosto (a file meant to be read before taking any significant action) · fr readme (a file meant to be read before taking any significant action) · tr benioku (a file meant to be read before taking any significant action) · fr lisezmoi (a file meant to be read before taking any significant action) · el δβσμ (a file meant to be read before taking any significant action) · eo legumino (a file meant to be read before taking any significant action) · el διάβασέμε (a file meant to be read before taking any significant action) · es léame (a file meant to be read before taking any significant action) · es readme (a file meant to be read before taking any significant action)