(Homonym: reed).
(Irregular preterit, past participle: read).
1. To interpret something that is written or printed.
2. To look at, interpret, and say out loud something that is written or printed.
3. To indicate a certain reading; of gauges and instruments; SYN. register, show, record.
4. To hear and understand.
5. To interpret the significance of, as of palms, tea leaves, the sky, etc.; also of human behavior.
6. To have or contain a certain wording or form; SYN. say.
7. To obtain data from magnetic tapes; SYN. scan.

Something that is read

To transfer data from an external source, such as from a disk or the keyboard, into memory or from memory into the central processing unit (CPU). Compare write2.

(Homonym: red).
Having been read; often used in combination.

(1893-1968) English art critic, poet, and academic. His writings during the 1930s made modern art accessible to the public. His books include The Meaning of Art 1931 and the influential Education through Art 1943.
He was one of the founders of the Institute of Contemporary Arts in London.

The action of transferring data from an input source into a computer’s memory or from memory into the CPU (central processing unit). Compare write1.