strikethrough

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Etymology

Deverbal from strike through; the verb, in at least some cases, is a back-formation from the noun, despite being redundant to strike through.

Pronunciation

Noun

strikethrough (countable and uncountable, plural strikethroughs)

  1. (typography) An horizontal line overlaid on other characters.
    Synonym: slashout
    In HTML, wrapping text with the code <del> and </del> produces a strikethrough.
  2. (typography) A horizontal or oblique line overlaid on individual characters.
    Synonym: stroke (horizontal)
    Synonyms: solidus, slash, bar (oblique)

Translations

Verb

strikethrough (third-person singular simple present strikesthrough or strikethroughs, no present participle, simple past and past participle struckthrough)

  1. (nonstandard) Alternative form of strike through
    • 2001, Rachel Webster, XHTML Simplified, A.D.R. (London) Limited, →ISBN, page 113,
      The next requirement is to strikethrough, “Yoga is just massage.
      Inline style element <strike> carries out this task easily. It strikes through text.
    • 2003, Doug Sahlin, How to Do Everything with Adobe Acrobat 6.0, McGraw-Hill Professional, →ISBN, page 37,
      Cross-Out Text   This tool is used to strikethrough selected text. You can change the color of the strikethrough and you can create a pop-up note with the Strikethrough Text tool as well.
    • 2006, Editors of BottleTree Books LLC, Myspace Maxed Out: Explode Your Popularity, Buzz Your Band and Secure Your Privacy on Myspace, BottleTree Books LLC, →ISBN, page 59,
      To strikethrough text do this: <s>Strikethrough Text Goes Here</s>
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