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Definition of Readme

An electronic document, usually distributed with software, containing additional information- that didn’t make it into the printed guides, often giving tips about troubleshooting installation problems, and last minute changes to the software. It is usually entitled ‘readme.txt’.

Computer Science

Other definitions of Readme

A file containing information that the user either requires or will find informative and that might not have been included in the documentation. Readme files are placed on disk in plain-text form (without extraneous or program-specific characters) so that they can be read easily be a variety of word processing programs.

Computer Science