1. a character typed over another character on a typewriter or printer
Usage: printing; typography

Examples

• The old typewriter created a strikeover when she typed the letter ‘x’ over the mistake.
• In early word processing, a strikeover was used to correct typing errors.
• The document showed several strikevers where corrections had been made.
• Before correction fluid, typists relied on strikevers to fix mistakes.
• The strikeover made the original letter barely visible underneath.