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overwriters

overwriters is the plural of overwriter.

Meaning of overwriter

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

Questions about overwriters

What is overwriters the plural of?
Overwriters is the plural of overwriter.

Words near overwriters in the dictionary

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

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