Driveless

adj

adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Without any psychological drives; inert. not-comparable
  2. 2
    Without a (mechanical or computer) drive. not-comparable

    "When you sit at a Mac that does have a drive and turn on this option, those driveless computers on the network can “see,” and borrow, your Mac's DVD drive for the purpose of installing new software or running Mac disk-repair software."

Example

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"When you sit at a Mac that does have a drive and turn on this option, those driveless computers on the network can “see,” and borrow, your Mac's DVD drive for the purpose of installing new software or running Mac disk-repair software."

Etymology

From drive + -less.

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