To
backspace (on a
typewriter) and
cross out (or
strike out) an
error.
Sometimes used humorously, in the sense of "These idiots, er, I mean, these gentlemen from headquarters are visiting."
Represented online with the glyph ^H, indicating the backspace character. For instance, "These idiots^H^H^H^H^H^Hgentlemen from headquarters are visiting."
May be rendered in HTML with the S tag, like this: "These idiotsgentlemen from headquarters are visiting."