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| From | markspace <markspace@nospam.nospam> |
| Newsgroups | comp.lang.java.programmer |
| Subject | Re: "to override" |
| Date | Sun, 04 Aug 2013 11:39:12 -0700 |
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On 8/4/2013 10:01 AM, Stefan Ram wrote: > Is it true that the meanings of »override« and »overwrite« > do overlap somewhat? > No, not at all. > How could the meaning of »override« have developed, since > »to ride« actually means something one does with a horse? > Over-ride, like what you do to a speed bump with your four-wheel drive pickup. That is you completely cover, obscure, or control something. Arne pointed out "manual override" which was a very good example. The manual override replaces all previous system inputs with manual ones, completely covering the inputs with new, manual ones. A full override. Over-write means something that is written, like a manuscript. Like in the middle ages when they scraped off old text and replaced it with new text to save paper (or parchment). Literally they wrote on top of the old text. (Note: dashes '-' in override and overwrite just to make it 100% clear where I'm breaking the words up. They are properly written without the dash.)
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Re: "to override" markspace <markspace@nospam.nospam> - 2013-08-04 11:39 -0700
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