typo

¹

[ tahy-poh ]

noun

, Informal.

, plural ty·pos.

1. typographical error.

typo-

²

1. a combining form representing type in compound words:

   typography, typology.

typo.

³

abbreviation for

1. typographer.
2. typographic.
3. typographical.
4. typography.

typo

¹

/ ˈtaɪpəʊ /

noun

1. informal.
   a typographical error Also called (Brit)literal

typo.

²

abbreviation for

1. See typ.
   variants of typ.

Word History and Origins

Origin of typo¹

1890–95; shortened form; -o

Example Sentences

The iPhone, with its apps and video capabilities and typo-prone keyboard system, was for play; the BlackBerry was for work.

From The Daily Beast

One has to read Donoghue a few times to fill in the blanks, and there are many blanks; is “Pet” perhaps a typo for “Peter”?

From The Daily Beast

Making matters worse, half of the 23 wards where the typo was made are majority African-American.

From The Daily Beast

I saw him make a typo and almost corrected him, but figured it was better to just keep my mouth shut.

From Project Gutenberg

Only one typo found and corrected; susceptibility was misspelled as “susceptibilty”.

From Project Gutenberg

Page 22: In the line: "There are homes are our natal, and nothing is fatal," the first "are" may be a typo for "our."

From Project Gutenberg

Page 30, "gambling hells" is likely a typo but is reproduced as printed.

From Project Gutenberg

Remarks on the text: Page 17: Bremenhaven possibly typo for Bremerhaven.

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

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