read in

See also: read-in and readin'

English

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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.

Related terms

• read oneself in

Anagrams

• Adrien, Dairen, Darien, Denair, Draine, Raiden, denari, derain, draine, indear, rained