How to detect READ_COMMITTED_SNAPSHOT is enabled?

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Hello, In MS SQL Server is there a way to detect whether a database has had its isolation level set via the T-SQL command ALTER DATABASE <database> SET READ_COMMITTED_SNAPSHOT ON;

I cannot find a simple way to detect this in either T-SQL or via the Management Studio's GUI.

TIA

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