only : Idioms & Phrases

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compact disc read-only memory

  • noun a compact disk that is used with a computer (rather than with an audio system); a large amount of digital information can be stored and accessed but it cannot be altered by the user
    CD-ROM.
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erasable programmable read-only memory

  • noun (computer science) a read-only memory chip that can be erased by ultraviolet light and programmed again with new data
    EPROM.
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eyes-only

  • adjective satellite official classification for documents; meant to be seen by only the person to whom it is directed
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form-only

  • adjective satellite being a matter of form only; lacking substance
    • a form-only requirement that is usually ignored
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in name only

  • adverb by title or repute though not in fact
    in name.
    • he's a doctor in name only
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one and only

  • adjective satellite eminent beyond or above comparison
    unrivaled; unrivalled; peerless; unmatched; one; matchless; unmatchable; nonpareil.
    • matchless beauty
    • the team's nonpareil center fielder
    • she's one girl in a million
    • the one and only Muhammad Ali
    • a peerless scholar
    • infamy unmatched in the Western world
    • wrote with unmatchable clarity
    • unrivaled mastery of her art
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only if

  • adverb never except when
    only; only if.
    • call me only if your cold gets worse
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only too

  • adverb to a high degree
    all too.
    • she is all too ready to accept the job
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only when

  • adverb never except when
    only; only if.
    • call me only if your cold gets worse
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read-only file

  • noun (computer science) a file that you can read but cannot change
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read-only memory

  • noun (computer science) memory whose contents can be accessed and read but cannot be changed
    fixed storage; read-only memory; ROM.
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read-only memory chip

  • noun a memory chip providing read-only memory
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read-only storage

  • noun (computer science) memory whose contents can be accessed and read but cannot be changed
    fixed storage; read-only memory; ROM.
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