Strikeout (noun)

An action in baseball in which a batter is declared out by the umpire as a result of three strikes, a strikeout also refer to an act of striking out text or graphics.

Origin:

A combination of the word "strike" meaning to hit or hit out and "out" meaning a state of being out, it first recorded use of the word in this form is in 1855.

Examples:

1. The pitcher recorded 10 strikeout in the game.
2. He was called out on strikes for the third time, resulting in a strikeout.
3. The editor used the strikeout feature to indicate the deleted words.
4. The strikeout feature in the word processing software is used to cross out text.
5. The graphic designer used the strikeout tool to delete the unwanted graphics from the design.