overwrite
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overwrite
[¦ō·vər¦rīt] (computer science)
To enter information into a storage location and destroy the information previously held there.
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overwrite
To record new data on top of existing data in a rewritable medium such as main memory, magnetic disk or rewritable optical disks. See direct overwrite.Copyright © 1981-2019 by The Computer Language Company Inc. All Rights reserved. THIS DEFINITION IS FOR PERSONAL USE ONLY. All other reproduction is strictly prohibited without permission from the publisher.