Overwrite vs. Override
Overwriteverb
To destroy (older data) by recording new data over it.
Overwriteverb
(transitive) To cover in writing; to write over the top of.
Overwriteverb
(ambitransitive) To write too much.
Overwriteverb
(ambitransitive) To write in an unnecessarily complicated or florid way; to produce purple prose.
Overwritenoun
(computing) The operation of destroying older data by recording new data over it.
Overwriteverb
write new data on top of existing data and thus erase the previously existing data;
Overwriteverb
write on top of (other writing)
Overwriteverb
destroy (data) by entering new data in its place
Overwriteverb
another term for overtype
Overwriteverb
write too elaborately or ornately
Overwriteverb
(in insurance) accept more risk than the premium income limits allow.
Overrideverb
To ride across or beyond something.
Overrideverb
To ride a horse too hard.
Overrideverb
To counteract the normal operation of something; to countermand with orders of higher priority.
Overrideverb
(object-oriented) To define a new behaviour of a method by creating the same method of the superclass with the same name and signature.
Overridenoun
A mechanism, device or procedure used to counteract an automatic control.
Overridenoun
A royalty.
Overridenoun
A device for prioritizing audio signals, such that certain signals receive priority over others.
Overrideverb
To ride over or across; to ride upon; to trample down.
Overrideverb
To suppress; to destroy; to supersede; to annul; to nullify; as, one law overrides another; to override a veto.
Overrideverb
To countermand; to overrule; as, a supervisor may override the decision of a subordinate.
Overrideverb
To replace (one system with another); as, the pilot overrode the automatic pilot and took manual control of the airplane.
Overrideverb
To ride beyond; to pass; to outride.
Overrideverb
To ride too much; to ride, as a horse, beyond its strength.
Overridenoun
a manually operated device to correct the operation of an automatic device
Overridenoun
the act of nullifying; making null and void; counteracting or overriding the effect or force of something
Overrideverb
rule against;
Overrideverb
prevail over;
Overrideverb
counteract the normal operation of (an automatic gear shift in a vehicle)
Overrideverb
ride (a horse) too hard
Overrideverb
use one's authority to reject or cancel (a decision, view, etc.)
Overrideverb
be more important than
Overrideverb
interrupt the action of (an automatic device), typically in order to take manual control
Overrideverb
extend over; overlap
Overrideverb
travel or move over
Overridenoun
a device for suspending an automatic function on a machine
Overridenoun
an excess or increase on a budget, salary, or cost
Overridenoun
a cancellation of a decision by exertion of authority or winning of votes
