Typo

Common synonyms include: typographical error, character error, christoper, clerical error, copying error, coquille.

/ˈtaɪpəʊ/ noun, verb, slang

noun, verb, slang ·Moderate ·High school level

Definitions

Noun

1
A typographical error.
"Near-synonyms: misprint; slip of the pen, lapsus calami, lapsus plumæ"
2
A compositor; a typographer. colloquial, countable, dated
"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."
3
Alternative form of taipo. alt-of, alternative
4
a mistake in printed matter resulting from mechanical failures of some kind wordnet

Verb

1
To make a typographical error. transitive
"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."

"NOTE: Typo corrected. Thanks for pointing it out."

Etymology 1

Clipping of typographical error.

Etymology 2

Clipping of typographer.