overwriting

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noun

Something written over something else.

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Meanings

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of overwrite
nounoverwriting (countable and uncountable, plural overwritings)

plural overwritings

  1. countableuncountableSomething written over something else.

    In this case the prosecution ought to have proved as to ^([sic]) who was responsible for these alterations or overwritings.

    2021, Dr. Ashok Kuma, Dynamics of Global Terrorism, page 359
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APA

overwriting. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/overwriting

MLA

“overwriting.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/overwriting. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “overwriting,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/overwriting.

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