immutabledata

noun
UK /ɪˈmjuːtəbl ˈdeɪtə/
US /ɪˈmjuːtəbl ˈdeɪtə/

Data that cannot be changed once it is made.

The app stores your scores as immutabledata so they can never be accidentally erased.


OTHER MEANINGS

2. In programming, a value that stays the same and is never edited in place.

The function returns immutabledata, so callers must create a new copy to modify it.

3. A record kept in a way that no one can alter it later.

The audit log is immutabledata, which helps prove nothing was tampered with.

4. Information stored so that every change creates a new version instead of overwriting the old one.

Version control treats each commit as immutabledata.