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/ˈəʊvətʌɪp/, U.S. /ˈoʊvərˌtaɪp/ Computing.
A mode of operation on a word processor, word-processing program, or other text editor in which a keyed character replaces the character after the cursor rather than being inserted before it; also overtype mode. Cf. insert n.
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1982 Computerworld 8 Feb. 121/4 Other standard features include..insert, delete, overtype,..and other commands.
1990 Local Area Network Mag. (Nexis) Nov. 143 The LifeLine mail editor is sufficient, with insert and overtype modes,..and the ability to import ASCII text files.
1997–8 Microsoft Mag. Winter 36/1 The typing mode does not switch from insert to overtype or vice versa.
2002 San Francisco Chron. (Nexis) 16 Sept. e2 I can turn off Overtype simply by hitting the Insert key again.
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overtypeadj.
/ˈəʊvətʌɪp/, U.S. /ˈoʊvərˌtaɪp/ Designating a device or apparatus in which one component is characteristically situated over another, spec. (a) a dynamo having two magnetic poles in which the armature is situated above the yoke of the field magnets; (b) a wheeled hauling apparatus which is rolled along a lower rope by a higher parallel rope to which it is clamped; (c) a steam-powered vehicle or other mechanism in which the engine is situated above the boiler.
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overtype1894
1892 S. P. Thompson Dynamo-electr. Machinery (ed. 4) 487 The latest and best construction of 2-pole machine is..of the ‘over’ type with the armature and shaft at the summit of the field-magnet.]
1894 S. R. Bottone Electr. Instr. Making (ed. 6) 206 Overtype drum armature dynamo.
1926 Gloss. Electr. Terms Brit. Engin. Standards 211 Over-type worm gear, a form of worm gear in which the driving member is situated above the driven member.
1973 Gloss. Terms Materials Handling (B.S.I.) vii. 6 Overtype bi-cable carriage, a carriage for supporting the ropeway bucket or load and hanger on a bi-cable track rope. It is provided with a clamp positioned above the track rope for attaching to the hauling rope.
1981 A. Beaumont Steam at Work 57 Steam wagons were classed as ‘overtype’ (engines forward on top of locomotive boilers) or ‘undertype’ (engines below the load platform and front—usually vertical—boilers).
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overtypev.
/ˌəʊvəˈtʌɪp/, U.S. /ˌoʊvərˈtaɪp/ transitive. To type over (existing text); to type (new text) in place of existing text. Frequently Computing: to replace (existing text) by entering new text in overtype mode (see overtype n.). Also intransitive.
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1969 Times 2 Oct. 2/2 (advt.) As she types it is recorded on the re-usable magnetic card. If she makes a mistake she back-spaces, overtypes the error and the card is automatically corrected.
1972 Math. of Computation 26 301 Mistakes could be erased by backspacing and overtyping.
1982 Computerworld 9 Aug. 41/3 The programmer reportedly can..modify program specifics by overtyping the hexadecimal or character displays.
1987 P. Ferris in D. Thomas Coll. Lett. 173 Thomas typed ‘Him’, then overtyped a lower-case ‘h’.
2003 Nation (Thailand) (Nexis) 3 Aug. If OVR is off, then you will be in insert (INS) mode, meaning that whatever you type with be inserted into your document without overtyping anything.
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