write over

verb

To save a piece of data in place of other data; to overwrite.

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Meanings

verbwrite over (third-person singular simple present writes over, present participle writing over, simple past wrote over, past participle written over)

present singular third person writes over · participle present writing over · past wrote over · participle past written over

  1. transitivecomputingTo save a piece of data in place of other data; to overwrite.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
save over
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APA

write over. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/write%20over

MLA

“write over.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/write%20over. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “write over,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/write%20over.

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