strikethrough

/ˈstɹaɪk.θɹu/

strikethrough means an horizontal line overlaid on other characters. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 90 out of 100.

strikethrough is pronounced /ˈstɹaɪk.θɹu/.

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.

noun

An horizontal line overlaid on other characters.“In HTML, wrapping text with the code <del> and </del> produces a strikethrough.”
A horizontal or oblique line overlaid on individual characters.“(oblique)”