cross out · revise · amend · ink · pen · manuscript · palimpsest · scratch · redo · strike through · obliterate · cover · layer · redact · smudge · blot · rewrite · scrawl
write overleave alone
Refrain from disturbing
skip · bypass · ignore · maintain · don't touch
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Related — overwrite (Replace stored data); replace (Put something else there); correct (Free from error); edit · scribble · cross out · revise · amend · ink · pen · manuscript · palimpsest · scratch
data preservation vs. destructionwrite over ≠ preserve Protect from loss; back up · restore · recover · save · protect
modification vs. retentionwrite over ≠ leave alone Refrain from disturbing; skip · bypass · ignore · maintain · don't touch
creation vs. restorationwrite over ≠ restore Return to earlier state; recover · retrieve · undo · revert · roll back
Word data: Linguabase (CC0) · www.idea.org/words/write_over