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10 Language-to-English DictionariesOverwrite
/ˌoʊ.vɚˈraɪt/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
To write new data on top of existing data, thereby replacing and destroying the original information.
"Be careful not to save the new file under the same name, or you will overwrite the original report." - 2
To write more than is necessary or appropriate, often resulting in overly elaborate or wordy prose.
"Critics noted that the author tended to overwrite dramatic scenes, weakening their emotional impact."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Old English prefix 'ofer-' (meaning over, above, or beyond) combined with 'wrītan' (meaning to write, score, or incise). Historically evolving from physical manuscript correction, the term modernly shifted into computing to describe replacing existing data with new information.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Overwrite" is said worldwide
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écraser
Transliteration: ek-ra-ze
"Attention à ne pas écraser les données existantes."
überschreiben
Transliteration: yːberˈʃʁaɪbn̩
"Möchten Sie die bestehende Datei überschreiben?"
sovrascrivere
Transliteration: sov-ras-κρι-ve-re
"Vuoi sovrascrivere il file salvato in precedenza?"
sobrescribir
Transliteration: so-βɾes-kɾiˈβiɾ
"Este proceso va a sobrescribir toda la información."
sobrescrever
Transliteration: so-bɾes-kɾeˈveɾ
"Tenha cuidado para não sobrescrever o documento."
ओवरराइट करना
Transliteration: over-write karna
"नई फाइल पुरानी फाइल को ओवरराइट कर देगी।"
覆盖
Transliteration: fùgài
"保存文件时请注意不要覆盖原有数据。"
덮어쓰다
Transliteration: deopeo-sseuda
"기존 파일을 덮어쓰시겠습니까?"
上書きする
Transliteration: uwagaki suru
"既存のデータを上書きしてもよろしいですか。"
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