different between typographical vs strikethrough

English

Etymology

From New Latin typographicus + -al.

Adjective

typographical (not comparable)

1. Pertaining to typography or printing.

   Synonym: typographic

2. Produced by typography; printed.

Derived terms

• typographically

Translations

English

Etymology

strike +? through

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?st?a?k.??u/

Noun

strikethrough (countable and uncountable, plural strikethroughs)

1. (typography) An overlaid horizontal line striking out other characters.

   In HTML, wrapping text with the code <del> and </del> produces a strikethrough.

2. (typography) A horizontal or oblique line striking out individual characters.

   Synonym: stroke (horizontal)

   Synonyms: solidus, slash, bar (oblique)

Translations

Verb

strikethrough (third-person singular simple present strikesthrough or strikethroughs, present participle strikingthrough or strikethroughing, 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>

Related terms

• underline
• underscore