overstrike

Meanings

Verb

• To overreach oneself while striking.
• To cover up (a design, mark etc.) by stamping another on top of it; to superimpose a mark or logo on (a coin, stamp, etc.).
• To strike (something) too hard.

Noun

• A coin that has been overstruck, i.e. coined more than once.
• The printing of one character over another, as - on top of L to produce Ł.
• overtype (feature where input replaces existing characters instead of being inserted before them)

Origin

• From over- + strike.