Tippex

Meanings

Noun

• A particular brand of correction fluid, or correction fluid in general.
• A particular brand of correction tape, or correction tape in general.

Verb

• To delete using correction fluid.

Origin

• Tipp-Ex is originally a trademark, owned since 1997 by Société Bic. Its use in the general sense is an example of trademark erosion. The first component is from the German verb tippen, and the second from ex.