correction fluid
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Noun edit
correction fluid (countable and uncountable, plural correction fluids)
- A white, opaque fluid, applied to paper to mask textual errors; used especially to mask errors in typing so that corrections may be overtyped.
Usage notes edit
- Known by the trade names Tipp-Ex in Britain, Wite-Out in the United States and Twink in New Zealand.
Synonyms edit
- Tippex (UK)
- whiteout (US)
- Twink (New Zealand)
- liquid paper (US)
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fluid for masking textual errors
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Further reading edit
- correction fluid on Wikipedia.Wikipedia