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Overtype
Meaning
Noun
●
In Computing & Typing keyboards:
A
feature
in
wordprocessing
whereby each
typed
character
replaces
the
character
after the
cursor
rather than
being
inserted
before it.
●
A
kind of
steam wagon
having the
engine
above the cab.
Verb
●
To type
on top of
something already typed.
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Origin
overtype
English
over-
English
over-
Middle English (1100-1500)
ofer-
Old English (ca. 450-1100)
type
English
typus
Latin
τύπος
Ancient Greek (to 1453)
τύπτω
Ancient Greek (to 1453)
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Etym
Synonyms
Overstrike
Typeover
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