write over

To write something new on top of something that was already written, so the old thing disappears.

"Be careful not to write over the original file — always save a backup first."

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The Making of Disco Elysium - Part Three: Writing

/noclip · 15:52

need to go and write over the next several weeks–

Ebon Moss-Bachrach on THE BEAR, FANTASTIC FOUR, AVENGERS: DOOMSDAY, ANDOR, GIRLS, & more!

Josh Horowitz · 23:10

to his hotel and we would just write over, you know,

Making an Indie Pop Banger from Scratch w/ Lyncs (Cook Up)

Splice · 5:43

and then I'll write over top and see see where we go.

Python for Beginners - Learn Coding with Python in 1 Hour

Programming with Mosh · 31:55

So, the code that we write over here will be executed if this condition is true.

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