Overtype

Noun

Definitions

1.NounA feature in wordprocessing whereby each typed character replaces the character after the cursor rather than being inserted before it.

2.NounA kind of steam wagon having the engine above the cab.

3.VerbTo type on top of something already typed.

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

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