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re·write

(rē-rīt′)

v. re·wrote (-rōt′), re·writ·ten (-rĭt′n), re·writ·ing, re·writes

v.tr.

1. To write again, especially in a different or improved form; revise.

2. To put (material submitted to a newspaper or magazine) in a form suitable for publishing.

3. Computers To save (a usually altered file) over its most recent version in the same storage location.

v.intr.

To make revisions in written material.

n. (rē′rīt′)

1. The act or an instance of rewriting.

2. Something rewritten.

re·writ′a·ble, re·write′a·ble adj.

re·writ′er n.

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rewritable

(ˌriːˈraɪtəbəl) or

rewriteable

adj

(Computer Science) (of a CD, flash drive, etc) able to record information over the top of existing information

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Translations

rewritable

[ˌriːˈraɪtəbl] ADJ [CD, disk] → reescribible

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rewritable

rewriteable [ˌriːˈraɪtəb^əl] adj [CD, DVD, disc] → réinscriptible

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In this case, Tagsys has developed a rewritable passive tag that is part of a system to speed passengers through the check-in and baggage-drop process.

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Sony Optiarc America has announced its next-generation half-height internal Blu-ray Disc (BD) rewritable drives for the computer aftermarket.

SONY OPTIARC AMERICA UNVEILS BLU-RAY DISC REWRITABLE DRIVES

It sports a 60kb rewritable memory to store information including e-manifest, maintenance records, custody chain and history.

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Washington, June 23 (ANI): Japanese scientists have developed a stable, rewritable memory device that exploits a liquid crystal property called the "anchoring transition."