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💿 Extra disc writing 💿 To write too much 🔥 To burn too much
to overburn

to overburn

8.6
To write extra data to a CD beyond its capacity
  • verb
  • /ˈoʊvərˌbɜrn/
  • Specialized
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  • The technician attempted to overburn the DVD to fit the entire movie onto one disc.

Examples

  • Some older CD players may not read discs that have been overburned with extra data.

  • He used special software to overburn the audio CD and include all the bonus tracks.

  • Don't overburn!

  • You should not overburn the disc!

  • The technician attempted to overburn the DVD to fit the entire movie onto one disc.

  • He used special software to overburn the audio CD and include all the bonus tracks.

  • Some older CD players may not read discs that have been overburned with extra data.

How Much Extra

to overburn
  • Specialized
8.6
to burn
  • Archaic
57 4.2
to write
  • Specialized
752 3.1

Surface Forms

overburn infinitive
overburned past
overburned past participle
overburning present participle
overburns third person singular

Morphology

overburn = burn (semi-transparent) = over + burn

Transparent compositionally (over- + burn), but the computing-specific sense (writing beyond disc capacity) is specialized.

Etymology

Overburn is formed from over- ('too much') and burn ('to write data to a CD or DVD', as in 'burn a disc'). So to overburn a disc is to write too much on it and push past its limit, which can spoil the disc or stop players from reading it.