See also carpal tunnel syndrome, repetitive strain injury. A transfer of information to a storage device, such as a disk, or to an output device, such as the monitor or printer. For example, a disk write means that information is transferred from memory to storage on disk. See also output1. To transfer information either to a storage device, such as a disk, or to an output device, such as the monitor or a printer.
Writing is the means by which a computer provides the results of processing.
A computer can also be said to write to the screen when it displays information on the monitor. See also output2. A privilege on a computer system that allows a user to save, change, or delete stored data. Write access is usually set by the system administrator for a networked or server system and by the owner of the computer for a stand-alone machine. See also access privileges.