What does overwrite mean?

v. To put new information on top of old information, making the old information disappear.

overwrite

🇺🇸 /ˌəʊvərˈraɪt/ 🇬🇧 /ˌəʊvəˈraɪt/

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verb

To put new information on top of old information, making the old information disappear.

I accidentally overwrote my essay, so I lost all my work.

To put new information on top of old information, making the old information disappear.

3rd Present overwrites

Past overwrote

Perfect overwritten

Progressive overwriting