What practical use does the ‘overtype’ function on a computer serve? It honestly seems more annoying than helpful

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What practical use does the ‘overtype’ function on a computer serve? It honestly seems more annoying than helpful

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Nobody? Well yes, it’s a legacy function. But the thing you need to remember is that 30+ years ago, there were plenty of computers that didn’t have a mouse, much less the GUI elements that we’re accustomed to. Under those conditions, positioning your cursor and then selectively typing over existing text was probably a much more efficient way to edit.