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docs: making information about read-only clearer #33193

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docs: address amibiguity in first paragraph
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docs: make the first paragraph clearer
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docs: changed definition of read-only element
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Expand Up @@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ browser-compat: css.selectors.read-only

{{CSSRef}}

The **`:read-only`** [CSS](/en-US/docs/Web/CSS) [pseudo-class](/en-US/docs/Web/CSS/Pseudo-classes) represents an element (such as `input` or `textarea`) that is not editable by the user.
The **`:read-only`** [CSS](/en-US/docs/Web/CSS) [pseudo-class](/en-US/docs/Web/CSS/Pseudo-classes) matches elements that do not match **:`read-write`**, such as an element that a user or checkbox cannot edit.
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Say what a feature is rather than what it is not. We should define :read-only without referring to :read-write as the reader will have to fully understand read-write (which should be a link, if we were to use it). this could lead to circular references.

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Hi @estelle! :) I made the changes


{{EmbedInteractiveExample("pages/tabbed/pseudo-class-read-only.html", "tabbed-shorter")}}

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