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deactivate editing

[dɪˈæktɪveɪt ˈɛdɪtɪŋ]
verb phrase
desativar edição
1. To disable or turn off the ability to edit a document, file, or content
Click the button to deactivate editing on this spreadsheet.
Clique no botão para desativar edição nesta planilha.
2. To remove editing permissions or restrict changes to a file
The administrator decided to deactivate editing for all users except managers.
O administrador decidiu desativar edição para todos os usuários exceto gerentes.
Synonyms
disable editingturn off editingrestrict editinglock for editing
Antonyms
activate editingenable editingunlock for editing

Regional Variations

General Brazilian
desativar edição
most common usage
São Paulo
desativar edição
standard usage in business context
Portugal
desativar edição
same usage as Brazilian Portuguese

Related Idioms & Phrases

lock down the document
put the document in read-only mode
freeze editing permissions
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