Overwriting

Word OVERWRITING
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Definitions and meanings of "Overwriting"

What do we mean by overwriting?

To destroy (older data) by recording new data over it.

To cover in writing; to write over the top of.

To write too much.

To write in an unnecessarily complicated or florid way; to produce purple prose.

When an insecure writer uses more words than necessary or when they use excessive description. Practiced by students when they don't have enough words to fill a 1000 word essay. Urban Dictionary

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The word "overwriting" in example sentences

Updating from 2003 to 2007: axis labels overwriting ❋ Unknown (2010)

By selling the calls, a strategy known as "overwriting," they have to be willing to part with their shares at the strike price of the options. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Also, this is a Faces of Evil ish, with Luthor’s name overwriting the Action Comics logo and yet he’s a very minor character in the story here — an anonymous lab tech could have performed Lex’s function in this story. ❋ Unknown (2009)

By 'overwriting' do you mean the chart title extends down into the plotarea? ❋ Unknown (2010)

The drawback to "overwriting" is that it commits investors to selling their securities should the price exceed the option's strike price, which in this case if $115 for GLD, or $22 for SLV.

However, iDefrag is coded with numerous checks to prevent errors such as overwriting of files, or data loss in the event of a power outage or cancellation. ❋ Unknown (2009)

This makes them prime candidates for "overwriting," or selling calls against existing stock positions. ❋ Unknown (2008)

In Autocad 2008, Is there a way to draw then to feed in the correct dimensions, just like we do in Inventor? for example, i would like to draw a circle diameter 90mm, and later to change it to 100mm just by "overwriting" the dimention (and not by drawing ❋ Unknown (2009)

It has been shown that overwriting your data only once makes it impossible to recover. deadbrain ❋ Unknown (2009)

They discovered that the triplet code used in living cells is one of only a dozen or so possible triplet codes that are optimal for overwriting additional sequences into the string of nucleotides encoding a defined protein segment. ❋ James A. Shapiro (2012)

While these rules may help writers avoid overwriting their prose, the rules can also hamper writers from developing their own unique voices. ❋ Nalohopkinson (2009)

Meaning the bad data was backed up and presumably overwriting the older, good data. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Nothing like overwriting your data partition with your fresh OS install. ❋ Unknown (2009)

But after the duplicate app downloads, you'll be given the option of overwriting the existing app or canceling the installation. ❋ Unknown (2011)

MR: Obviously, you're overwriting because scenes have been edited. ❋ Mike Ragogna (2011)

In “The Creative Writing Class,” Spark satirizes the pretentious overwriting often found in the work of bad novelists, amateur poets, and students in MFA programs. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Overwriting is writing, "I [really really] [liked] [your song] more than you will ever know." when "I liked your song very much." would do. ❋ Southern Writer (2009)

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