noun, verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A feature in wordprocessing whereby each typed character replaces the character after the cursor rather than being inserted before it. uncountable
2. 2
   A kind of steam wagon having the engine above the cab. countable, historical

Verb

1. 1
   To type on top of something already typed.

   "You can produce the yen sign ¥ by overtyping an equals sign = on a letter Y."

Synonyms

All synonyms

overstrikeoverstriketypeovertypeover

Example

More examples

"You can produce the yen sign ¥ by overtyping an equals sign = on a letter Y."

Etymology

From over- + type.

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.