Translation guide
The act of replacing existing data with new data, typically in computing contexts. In Japanese, this is expressed with compound verbs or nouns using 上書き (uwagaki).
overwriting (computing)
To write new data over existing data, erasing the old content.
Noun meaning 'overwriting'. Used in computing contexts for replacing file contents.
Do you want to save and overwrite the file?
Verb phrase meaning 'to overwrite'. The most common way to express the action.
I accidentally overwrote the existing data.
Compound meaning 'save and overwrite'. Common in software menus.
If you perform an overwrite save, the original file cannot be restored.
Less common term for overwriting, literally 'layered writing'. May appear in technical contexts.
This operation causes overwriting of data.
To write on top of existing writing, often making it illegible.
Do not translate 'overwriting' as オーバーライティング (ōbāraitingu) or オーバーライト (ōbāraito) unless in specific programming contexts (e.g., method overriding). For file overwriting, always use 上書き.
When I rewrote in the same spot, it became hard to read.