Definitions for writing

(the act of creating written works; "writing was a form of therapy for him"; "it was a matter of disputed authorship")

(the work of a writer; anything expressed in letters of the alphabet (especially when considered from the point of view of style and effect); "the writing in her novels is excellent"; "that editorial was a fine piece of writing")

((usually plural) the collected work of an author; "the idea occurs with increasing frequency in Hemingway's writings")

(letters or symbols that are written or imprinted on a surface to represent the sounds or words of a language; "he turned the paper over so the writing wouldn't show"; "the doctor's writing was illegible")

(the activity of putting something in written form; "she did the thinking while he did the writing")

(produce a literary work; "She composed a poem"; "He wrote four novels")

(communicate or express by writing; "Please write to me every week")

(have (one's written work) issued for publication; "How many books did Georges Simenon write?"; "She published 25 books during her long career")

(communicate (with) in writing; "Write her soon, please!")

(communicate by letter; "He wrote that he would be coming soon")

(write music; "Beethoven composed nine symphonies")

(mark or trace on a surface; "The artist wrote Chinese characters on a big piece of white paper"; "Russian is written with the Cyrillic alphabet")

(record data on a computer; "boot-up instructions are written on the hard disk")

(write or name the letters that comprise the conventionally accepted form of (a word or part of a word); "He spelled the word wrong in this letter")

(create code, write a computer program; "She writes code faster than anybody else")