overwrite

ˌoʊvərˈraɪt

overwrittenoverwrote

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Definition of overwrite - Reverso English Dictionary

Verb

tr.

writingwrite over existing writing

He decided to overwrite the old notes.

superscribe

technology

TECH.

replace old data with new data

TECH.

The program will overwrite the existing file.

replace

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Origin of overwrite

English, over (above) + write (to inscribe)

Terms with overwrite included in their meaning

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insert

technology

keyboard key that toggles between overwrite and typing modes

clobber

technology

overwrite data unintentionally

INS key

abbr.

abr: Insert key

keyboard button that switches between insert and overwrite

Examples of overwrite in a sentence

The program can overwrite existing files automatically.
Be careful not to overwrite important documents accidentally.
The software update will overwrite previous settings.

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French:remplacer, écraser, ...
German:überschreiben, ersetzen, ...
Italian:sovrascrivere, ...
Spanish:sobrescribir, reemplazar, ...
Portuguese:reescrever, sobrescrever, ...
Chinese:覆盖, 替换, ...
Japanese:上書きする, 置き換える, ...
Arabic:كَتَبَ فَوْقَ, اِسْتَبْدَلَ, ...
Hebrew:לִדְרֹס, לְשַׁכְתֵּב, ...
Russian:переписывать, перезаписывать, ...
Ukrainian:перезаписати, перезаписувати, ...
Hindi:दुबारा लिखना, अधिलेखित करना, ...
Bengali:লেখার ওপর লেখা, ওভাররাইট করা, ...
Catalan:sobreescriure, ...
Czech:přepsat, nahradit, ...
Danish:overskrive, ...
Dutch:overschrijven, vervangen, ...
Greek:επανεγγράφω, αντικαθιστώ, ...
Hungarian:felülírni, lecserélni, ...
Khmer:សរសេរជាន់លើ, ជំនួសទិន្នន័យចាស់, ...
Korean:덮어쓰다, 대체하다, ...
Persian:روی نوشته قبلی نوشتن, رونویسی کردن, ...
Polish:nadpisywać, zastąpić, ...
Portuguese (BR):reescrever, sobrescrever, ...
Romanian:a rescrie, a înlocui datele, ...
Swedish:skriva över, ersätta, ...
Thai:เขียนทับ, บันทึกทับ, ...
Turkish:üzerine yazmak, değiştirmek, ...
Vietnamese:viết đè, thay thế, ...

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