TYPO

misprint, erratum, typographical error, typo, literal error, literal

(noun) a mistake in printed matter resulting from mechanical failures of some kind

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology 1

Noun

typo (plural typos)

A typographical error.

Coordinate terms

• clicko, scanno, speako, spello, thinko, writo

• lapsus calami, lapsus plumæ

Verb

typo (third-person singular simple present typos, present participle typoing, simple past and past participle typo'd or typoed)

To make a typographical error.

Etymology 2

Noun

typo (plural typos)

(colloquial, dated) A compositor; a typographer.

Anagrams

• -topy, pyot

Source: Wiktionary


Ty"po, n. Etym: [An abbreviation of typographer.]

Definition: A compositor. [Colloq.]

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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