strikethrough

Etymology

strike + through

noun

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.
   (horizontal)
   (oblique)

verb

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>