Meaning & use
allow once
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Meanings
phrasefixed phrasecomputing
A button or option in software that lets an app use a feature one time only.
Grammar: Used as a label on a button or menu; it is not part of a normal sentence.
Patterns
- click Allow Once
- choose Allow Once
When the app asked for my location, I clicked 'Allow Once'.
If you select 'Allow Once', you will be asked again next time.
The dialog offered three choices: Allow Once, Allow While Using, and Don't Allow.
phrasefixed phrase
To give permission for something to happen a single time.
Grammar: Used in general English, not just computing; 'once' means one time.
Patterns
- allow someone once
- allow something once
I'll allow you to stay up late once, but not again.
She allowed him to borrow the car once.
Common combinations
- click Allow Once
- To grant temporary access, click Allow Once.
- choose Allow Once
- If you choose Allow Once, the app can use your camera for this session only.
- Allow Once button
- The Allow Once button appears next to the other options.
Synonyms and how they differ
- allow this time
- A more descriptive phrase; 'Allow Once' is the standard button label.
- permit once
- Permit once is more formal and less common in software interfaces.
Opposites
Commonly confused: allow once or allow all?
allow once vs allow all
Allow all means the app can always use the feature without asking again; allow once is only for one time.
Practice
What does the 'Allow Once' option do in an app permission dialog?
Choose one answer.
'Allow Once' grants permission for a single use; you will be asked again next time. 'Allow all' would let the app use it every time, and 'Don't allow' would block it.
Make it your own
Write a sentence using “allow once”, then check it and compare it with the examples above.