Overtype Definition
noun
(computing) A feature in wordprocessing whereby each typed character replaces the character after the cursor rather than being inserted before it.
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verb
To type on top of something already typed.
It produced the yen sign by overtyping "=" on a "Y".
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Origin of Overtype
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over- + type
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