typo

ty·po | \ ˈtī-(ˌ)pō

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plural typos

Definition of typo

: an error (as of spelling) in typed or typeset material

Examples of typo in a Sentence

I spotted three typos on the menu.

Recent Examples on the Web This entire season is starting to feel like a typo in the tomes of SEC canon law. — Joseph Goodman | Jgoodman@al.com, al, "Alabama survives Ole Miss but Georgia is the real test," 11 Oct. 2020 For starters, the store, now under construction, will be occupying prime Nicollet Mall frontage that has been vacant — and this is not a typo — for 15 years. — Rick Nelson, Star Tribune, "Downtown Minneapolis will have a dollar store. Does that mean we're going downscale?," 20 Nov. 2020 There was no special session in 2012, and the typo would have required the motion to be amended so the board wasn't actually voting to challenge a bill that transferred some state property to the City of Eunice. — Faimon Roberts, NOLA.com, "Agenda typo delays Jefferson Parish School Board vote on challenging Ka'Mauri Harrison Act," 18 Nov. 2020 Melancholy, alcoholic Harry is nowhere to be found in the remote village of Os (not a typo). — Richard Lipez, Washington Post, "Jo Nesbo’s ‘The Kingdom’ is a suspenseful bundle of Norwegian noir that’s almost impossible to put down," 9 Nov. 2020 White House press releases will no longer be typo-riddled messes that link to stories by far-right publications. — Molly Jong-fast, Vogue, "Yes, Our Long National Nightmare Is Finally Over," 8 Nov. 2020 Peloton shares, already up 346% (not a typo), fell 5% in premarket trading. — Aaron Pressman, Fortune, "Why Visa’s $5 billion Plaid deal is in deep trouble," 6 Nov. 2020 The Super Bowl-champion Kansas City Chiefs lost at home to Las Vegas in Week 5, a result that still sounds like a typo. — Jeff Miller, Los Angeles Times, "The Chargers need to do one thing in the second half: Protect leads," 5 Nov. 2020 The memes were based on an apparent typo on a lone national media site, DecisionDeskHQ. — Doug Stanglin, USA TODAY, "Fact check: Typo led to false post about Michigan votes showing up 'magically' for Biden," 4 Nov. 2020

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23 Dec 2020

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“Typo.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/typo. Accessed 27 Dec. 2020.

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