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overwriter

overwriter noun: software that writes over the contents or unused section of a data store to prevent recovery of sensitive information.

Noun

overwriter (plural overwriters)

  1. Software that writes over the contents or unused section of a data store to prevent recovery of sensitive information.
  2. One who writes too much.
    • Overwriters sometimes have an endearingly sincere rationale: “I want to make writing that's pretty. […]2018, Amy E. Weldon, The Writer's Eye

Forms of overwriter

pluraloverwriters

Origin of overwriter

From overwrite + -er.

Questions about overwriter

What does overwriter mean?
Overwriter means software that writes over the contents or unused section of a data store to prevent recovery of sensitive information.
What part of speech is overwriter?
Overwriter is a noun.
What is the plural of overwriter?
The plural of overwriter is overwriters.

Words near overwriter in the dictionary

  1. overwrestles
  2. overwrestling
  3. overwritable
  4. overwrite
  5. overwriteable
  6. overwriter
  7. overwriters
  8. overwrites
  9. overwriting
  10. overwritings
  11. overwritten

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