overwrite
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noun
Definitions
The operation of destroying older data by recording new data over it.
verb
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To destroy (older data) by recording new data over it.
Example: I accidentally saved my unwanted changes and overwrote the version of the document I wanted to keep.
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.