Meanings
plural overtypes
- uncountablecomputingA feature in wordprocessing whereby each typed character replaces the character after the cursor rather than being inserted before it.
Synonyms: overstrike, typeover
- countablehistoricalA kind of steam wagon having the engine above the cab.
present singular third person overtypes · participle present overtyping · participle past overtyped · past overtyped
- To type on top of something already typed.
You can produce the yen sign ¥ by overtyping an equals sign = on a letter Y.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA feature in wordprocessing whereby each typed character replaces the character after the cursor rather than being inserted before it.
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*úp
- Proto-Indo-European*upér
- Proto-Germanic*uber
- Old Englishofer-
- Middle Englishover-
- Englishover-
- Englishtype
- Englishovertype
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Cite this entry
overtype. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/overtype
“overtype.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/overtype. Accessed November 2, 2026.
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