# torn write

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. A write operation, such as to a hard disk drive or database, which only partially completes, being cut off midway through.

## Etymology
So called because the full write process is "cut off" before fully completing, thus being "torn".

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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