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overwrite

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overwrite
(1) A data entry mode that writes over existing characters on screen when new characters are typed in. Contrast with insert mode.

(2) To record new data on top of existing data such as when a disk record or file is updated.
overwrite [¦ō·vər¦rīt]
(computer science)
To enter information into a storage location and destroy the information previously held there.
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