Definition of overwriting Overwriting
/owˌvɚɹajˈtɪŋ/ - [owverrayting] -
We found 3 definitions of overwriting from 2 different sources.
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What does overwriting mean?
Wiktionary 
- overwriting (Verb)
Present participle of overwrite.
Part of speech
🔤- overwriting, verb, gerund of overwrite (infinitive).
WordNet
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| overwrite - write new data on top of existing data and thus erase the previously existing data; "overwrite that file" | ||
| write, save communicate or express by writing; "Please write to me every week" | ||
| computer science, computing the branch of engineering science that studies (with the aid of computers) computable processes and structures | ||
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Wiktionary
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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overwrite
ō-vėr-rīt′, v.t. to cover over with other writing
Part of speech
🔤- overwrite, verb, present, 1st person singular of overwrite (infinitive).
- overwrite, verb (infinitive).
