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to write

752 3.1

Put code or data onto a computer storage device

verb
/raɪt/

Specialized

: escribir

Look, yes, we could write some programs.
write code
write in Java

Examples

Nevertheless, there is substantial interest in being able to write parallel code in the languages.

Academic text (2011)
Students can then use the photos in school reports or write their own nonfiction books or websites.

Academic text (2008)
This is one way to write M * A = B.
So step one, we just write F of X = X.
So we could write it down like this.
We need to write a note.

Fall (2022)
I just realized we can write this as three.
So I could write and I will write N of K.
When using polar coordinates, write your G & M Code from the relative points.

Academic text (2011)
To automate the process, you need to write efficient algorithms in Python.

Synonyms

to save

vsto write

Specialized

211 1.3

Record data on a computer to use later

also includes creating instructions for computers as well as storing data

to program

vsto write

Specialized

186 3.4

To write instructions for a computer to do tasks

is broader and also applies to recording or storing data on devices

to code

vsto write

Specialized

28 3.4

To write instructions for a computer using a programming language

is broader and also covers recording or storing data on devices

to save the document

vsto write

1 2.0

Keep a document on a computer so you do not lose your work

is broader and also refers to making instructions for computers

Antonyms

to delete

287 2.0

To remove information like text or files so it cannot be seen

Idioms

to write the book on

6 7.6

To be the leading expert on a subject

to write one's own ticket

Informal

5 7.7

To be able to choose your own job or future because you are successful

to write home about

Informal

1 7.3

To be good or special enough to tell people at home about

to write checks you can't cash

Informal

1 9.5

To promise something you cannot do

to write for the drawer

Informal

9.4

Make stories or poems and keep them private, not share them

Phrasal Verbs

to write about

620 2.1

Give details in words about a topic, for example in a book or article

to write down

214 1.1

Put information on paper to help you remember it later

to write in

54 4.2

Send a message to a radio show to say what you think

to write up

38 3.5

Put information into a complete report

to write on

34 3.6

To produce texts like articles or books about a subject

to write off

Specialized

27 4.8

To cancel a debt or reduce an asset's value in accounts

to write out

25 2.4

Put all the details on a form or paper

to write off

23 4.8

To accept that something cannot be fixed or is not worth more attention

to write up

Literature

14 4.3

Make a report about someone that appears in news or an official file

to write in

8 6.3

Add the name of a person not on the ballot as your vote

to write itself

Informal

8 5.2

To develop easily and naturally without much effort

to write off

Informal

3 4.1

To put words down quickly without much thought

to write copy

Jargon

2 4.4

To make short text for ads and marketing

Compounds

write-up

Literature

21 3.9

A short article that describes an event, often in a newspaper or magazine

write-in

18 7.0

A vote for a person whose name the voter adds to the ballot

write-off

Specialized

17 5.7

Removing the value of a debt or asset from accounts when it cannot be paid

tax write-off

6 3.8

An amount you can subtract from your income to reduce the tax you pay

write-in candidate

5 6.9

A person not on the ballot who people choose by writing their name

write-down

Specialized

4 6.4

A reduction in the value of something a company owns to show it is now worth less

compact disc write-once

Specialized

6.5

A CD you can record on once and then only read

How Technical

to program

Specialized

186 3.4

to develop

668 1.8

to write

Specialized

752 3.1

log

429 3.1

to record

762 2.3

Surface Forms

write infinitive

writing present participle

writes third person singular

wrote past

written past participle

Etymology

Write comes from an old English word writan meaning 'to scratch' or 'to draw lines'. Today computers 'write' data by making marks or changes on a disk or memory, so 'write' now also means to store or record information in a device.