typo  /ˈtaɪ poʊ/ ? Meaning of "typo"

Add to My List

Definition(s):

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

Usage(s):

  1. The problem is that even a simple error such as a typo can keep a legitimate voter off the registration rolls.
  2. But in Clinton's haste to process so many pleas, he signed a pardon letter that contained a typo and ended up clearing Mechanic of the wrong charge.
  3. In Portland the regulars never really left; for six months they published a joint, typo-marred paper; then they hired enough nonunion help to resume separate operations.
Word of the Day
incendiary
/ɪn ˈsɛn di ɛ ri /