write
To store data in memory or onto a storage medium, such as disk and tape. Every write operation in the computer implies a read operation from some other place. For example, to write a file to a disk requires reading it from somewhere else. Write is analogous to record on an audio recorder or videotape recorder. See read. |
write [rīt]
(computer science)
To transmit data from any source onto an internal storage medium.
A command directing that an output operation be performed.
| 1. | (chat) | write - Unix's simple talk command and protocol.
write has been largely superseded by talk and then irc. An enhancement, RWP, has been proposed. | |
| 2. | (tool) | write - A simple text editor for Windows. |
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