overstrike


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overstrike

(1) To type over an existing character.

(2) A character with a line through it.
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A laboratory error report is then filed that explains the nature of the error, documents the call to the care giver, appends the appropriate comments to the incorrect results, and requests an overstrike of the incorrect results to be made.
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