overstrike

overstrike
a) overtype (feature where input replaces existing characters instead of being inserted before them)
b) The printing of otherwise unavailable characters by printing one character over another, as - on top of L to produce Ł.

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  • Overstrike — For the word processing mode where newly typed characters replace existing characters (Overtype), see Insert key. For the typographical presentation of words with a line through the centre, see Strikethrough. For the term in numismatics, see… …   Wikipedia

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  • Overstrike (numismatics) — A coin of Nahapana overstruck by the Satavahana king Gautamiputra Satakarni. Nahapana s profile and coin legend are still clearly visible. In Numismatics overstrike refers to the image on a coin which has been coined more than once. Overstriking… …   Wikipedia

  • overstrike — v. /oh veuhr struyk /; n. /oh veuhr struyk /, v., overstruck, overstriking, n. Numis. v.t. 1. to stamp a new device, value, or inscription on (a coin). n. 2. a coin that has been overstruck without complete obliteration of the original design.… …   Universalium

  • Overstrike — Перенабрать (букву, слово); Печатать поверх неправильного знака, запечатывать неправильный знак правильным …   Краткий толковый словарь по полиграфии

  • overstrike — v. imprint a new value or design (on a coin) n. mode in a dot matrix printer in which the print head makes two passes over each line in order to improve print quality (Computers) …   English contemporary dictionary

  • overstrike — /ˈoʊvəstraɪk/ (say ohvuhstruyk) noun 1. a method of printing characters not included in a printer s character set by printing one character over another to produce the desired combined form. –verb (t) (overstruck, overstriking) 2. to impress onto …  

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