• A file that contains information about other files in a directory or archive of computer software. A form of documentation, it is usually a simple plain-text file called READ.ME, README.TXT, README.md (for a text file using Markdown), README.1ST, or just README. The file’s name is generally written in uppercase letters. ← Wikipedia

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