| Subject | English | Tswana |
| comp., MS | read/write | buisa/kwala (Able to be both read from and written to) |
| comp., MS | write access | tetlokwalo (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) |
| econ. | write off debt | tlosa molato |
| econ. | write off debt | phimola molato |
| comp., MS | write-protect | kganelakwalo (To prevent the writing (recording) of information, usually on a disk) |
| comp., MS | write-protected | Kganelo ya go kwala (Pertaining to a disk to which content cannot be recorded) |