Meaning of Tippex | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A particular brand of correction fluid, or correction fluid in general.
   Commonwealth, Ireland, UK, uncountable
2. Alternative letter-case form of Tippex.
   alt-of, uncountable
3. A particular brand of correction tape, or correction tape in general.
   Commonwealth, Ireland, UK, uncountable

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Examples

“If an application form⟳ is completed incorrectly or there's Tippex on it or the spelling is incorrect, then frankly I do not have⟳ the time or the patience to think⟳ that we will recruit that person...”

“Perhaps we can manufacture⟳ special bottles of Tippex For Unwanted Tummies. Perhaps we can manufacture⟳ special bottles of Tippex For Use⟳ on Burnt Toast.”

“Overlap between chapters is a difficult issue⟳ and while we have⟳ exercised the editorial Tippex to the best of our ability, some duplication remains.”

“And all without a safety net, second take⟳, a stroke of Tippex, an editor or producer who knows all the knobs to press⟳, and when, to keep⟳ one's shortcomings from wider exposure.”

“Since the 1986 Social Security Act reached the statute-book, MPs have⟳ been called upon to apply⟳ 'legislative tippex' (as Frank Dobson put⟳ it) through two Bills which corrected errors relating to...”

“My staff noted that the relevant officials balanced the revenue cash-book at the end⟳ of the month in pencil and also made use⟳ of tippex.”

“How do you stand⟳ that hospital smell⟳? I'm sure they pump it in just to annoy the visitors. It's like⟳ tippex.”

“The copy⟳ I have⟳ emphasizes that "done" ("so" or "then," in the passage from "Mordant Fleas" quoted above) by dint of tippex (white-out fluid) where the "c" should be.”

“Just as word-processing made it much easier for individuals to edit their work⟳ (who can remember⟳ the days, not so long past, of typewriters and tippex?), now programs found on most computers (such as Microsoft Word) enable users to generate⟳ texts that combine⟳ words and images – and without much more expertise to include⟳ animation and sound⟳.”

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