typo

Etymology

Definitions

1. 1

   A typographical error.

   • Near-synonyms: misprint; slip of the pen, lapsus calami, lapsus plumæ
   • Sorry, I meant to say “buy a SODA”—“sofa” was a typo.
   • His 14 singles titles still look like a typo even for those like me who have watched him build that probably unbreakable record, red brick by red brick.
2. 2

   To make a typographical error.

   • Tell your mother that that essay I wrote for THE WRITER, that mentions you, is now in print in the Aw-Ghost issue. But they typoed Elfquest, so now it reads Elquist. I see I had typoed it myself, leaving out the “f” but they worsened it.
3. 3

   A compositor

   A compositor; a typographer.

   • On the highest, rear seat was James Williams, of Cloverdale, Missouri, and his Bride. Capitalise it, friend typo—that last word—word of words in the epiphany of life and love.
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   1. 4

      Alternative form of taipo.

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