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Definition of Overwriting
1. overwrite [v] - See also: overwrite
Lexicographical Neighbors of Overwriting
Literary usage of Overwriting
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. An Introduction to Computer Security: The Nist Handbook by Barbara Guttman (1996)
"Overwriting is an effective method for clearing data from magnetic media. As the
name implies, overwriting uses a program to write (Is, Os, ..."
2. A Guide to Understanding Data Remanence in Automated Information Systems by DIANE Publishing Company (1995)
"[7] 4.6 OVERWRITE SOFTWARE AND PURGING The DoD has approved overwriting and
degaussing for purging data, although the effectiveness of overwriting cannot be ..."
3. Executive Guide to Computer Viruses by Charles Ritstein (1992)
"The first and simplest of these schemes results in an overwriting virus. As the
name suggests, an overwriting virus overwrites the clean executable code ..."
4. W. B. Yeats: The Writing of Sophocles' King Oedipus by William Butler Yeats, David R. Clark (1989)
"12 "go" overwriting penciled "going" is canceled in blue-black ink. ... The note
at the bottom of the page and the overwriting in ink of revisions in 11. ..."
5. Ordinary Mysteries: The Common Journal of Nathaniel And Sophia Hawthorne by Nathaniel Hawthorne, Sophia Peabody Hawthorne, Nicholas R. Lawrence, Marta L. Werner (2005)
"While Sophia Hawthorne rarely altered her text via overwriting, Nathaniel Hawthorne
... For a comprehensive record of instances of overwriting in Nathaniel ..."
6. Computer Virus (Icsa) by David J. Stang (1991)
"Determine if overwriting An overwriting virus destroys the first bytes of a file
it infects ... If they are now the same, the virus is an overwriting virus. ..."
7. Computer Virus Survival Guide by David Stang (1991)
"One out of eight files infected is destroyed by overwriting the first few bytes
with instructions that cause a reboot when the program is run. ..."
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