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Overwrite vs Overwrote - What's the difference?

overwrite | overwrote |

As verbs the difference between overwrite and overwrote

is that overwrite is to destroy old data by recording new data over it while overwrote is simple past of overwrite.

overwrite

English

Verb

  • (computing) To destroy old data by recording new data over it.
  • To cover in writing.
  • overwrote

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • (overwrite)
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    overwrite

    English

    Verb

  • (computing) To destroy old data by recording new data over it.
  • To cover in writing.