1. characters typed or printed over other characters, creating a superimposed effect
Usage: printing; typography

1. types or prints characters over existing text
Usage: third person singular present

Examples

• The old typewriter created overstrikes when keys jammed together.
• She overstrikes the correction directly on top of the error.
• The document contained several overstrikes that made it hard to read.
• The printer overstrikes the bold text to make it darker.
• Overstrikes were common in manuscripts before word processors.
• He overstrikes the letter to emphasize the important point.