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typo
CIDE DICTIONARY
typo, n. [An abbreviation of typographer.].
A compositor. [1913 Webster]
typo, n. [An abbreviation of typographical error.].
a typographical error; an error in typing, printing, etc. [PJC]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
typo, n. (pl. -os) colloq.
1 a typographical error.
2 a typographer.
1 a typographical error.
2 a typographer.
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typo
clerical error, corrigendum, erratum, error, failure, fault, faute, human error, misapprehension, miscalculation, miscarriage, misconception, miscount, misdeal, misidentification, misjudgment, misplay, misprint, misquotation, misreport, miss, misstatement, mistake, misunderstanding, misuse, typographical errorFor further exploring for "typo" in Webster Dictionary Online