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Write blocker

nounid 4696·updated May 12, 2026
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A devices that allows the acquisition of information on a drive without creating the possibility of accidentally damaging the drive

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Classifications

Entity Type

Physical0%rule-basedmulti_axis_classifier_low_confidence.v1

Sensitivity

Regulated75%llm-generatedllm:claude-haiku-4-5

Information Class

unclassified

Variants

alternatephrasing
Write-Blocker
plural
Write blockersWrite-Blockers
possessive
Write blocker'sWrite-Blocker's
pluralpossessive
Write blockers'Write-Blockers'

Framework definitions

ISACA Cybersecurity Glossary1 senseview framework →
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A devices that allows the acquisition of information on a drive without creating the possibility of accidentally damaging the drive
NISTIR 7298: Glossary of Key Information Security Terms, Revision 21 senseview framework →
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A device that allows investigators to examine media while preventing data writes from occurring on the subject media.
NIST SP 800-721 senseview framework →
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A device that allows investigators to examine media while preventing data writes from occurring on the subject media.

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