strikeout

Etymology

From the verb phrase strike out.

noun

1. (countable) An instance or the act of yielding nothing.
   We've had one strikeout after the other on the Jones account.
2. (countable, baseball) An instance or the act of striking out.
   The pitcher recorded seven strikeouts in the game.
3. (computing, wordprocessing) Cancellation of a portion of text by crossing it out without deleting it; strikethrough.

verb

1. (computing, textprocessing) To cancel a portion of text by crossing it out without deleting it; strikethrough.