overstrike

  1. Noun.  (computing, uncountable) overtype (feature where input replaces existing characters instead of being inserted before them).
  2. Noun.  (typography) The printing of otherwise unavailable characters by printing one character over another, as ''-'' on top of ''L'' to produce ''Ł''.
  3. Noun.  (numismatics) The slightly doubled image on a coin which has been coined more than once.

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