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Overtype vs Overhype - What's the difference?

overtype | overhype |

As verbs the difference between overtype and overhype

is that overtype is to type on top of something already typed while overhype is to promote or publicize something excessively.

As a noun overtype

is (computing) a feature in wordprocessing whereby each typed character replaces the character after the cursor rather than being inserted before it.

overtype

English

Noun

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  • (computing) A feature in wordprocessing whereby each typed character replaces the character after the cursor rather than being inserted before it.

    • Synonyms

    * overstrike * typeover

    Verb

    (overtyp)
  • To type on top of something already typed.
    • It produced the yen sign by overtyping "=" on a "Y".

    overhype

    English

    Verb

    (overhyp)
  • To promote or publicize something excessively