typographical error

typographical error
A mistake made during the process of typing, especially one caused by a slip of the fingers; often shortened to typo.

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  • Typographical error — Typo redirects here. For other uses, see Typo (disambiguation). For the Wikipedia Typo Team, see Wikipedia:Typo. A typographical omission of the word not in the sentence Thou shalt not commit adultery. This printing of the Bible has become known… …   Wikipedia

  • typographical error — Synonyms and related words: clerical error, corrigendum, erratum, error, failure, fault, faute, human error, misapprehension, miscalculation, miscarriage, misconception, miscount, misdeal, misidentification, misjudgment, misplay, misprint,… …   Moby Thesaurus

  • typographical error — noun a mistake in printed matter resulting from mechanical failures of some kind • Syn: ↑misprint, ↑erratum, ↑typo, ↑literal error, ↑literal • Derivationally related forms: ↑misprint (for: ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

  • typographical error — The error of a printer in setting type. Thompson v Alexander City Cotton Mills Co. 190 Ala 184, 67 So 407. In loose usage, the error of a stenographer in typing …   Ballentine's law dictionary

  • typographical error — a printer s error, an incorrect spelling made in type setting. This may have significance in nomenclature …   Dictionary of ichthyology

  • typographical error — an error in printed or typewritten matter resulting from striking the improper key of a keyboard, from mechanical failure, or the like. * * * …   Universalium

  • typographical error — typograph′ical er′ror n. pri an error in printed or typewritten matter resulting from a mistake in typing or from mechanical failure …   From formal English to slang

  • typographical error —   Pa i hewa …   English-Hawaiian dictionary

  • error — error, mistake, blunder, slip, lapse, faux pas, bull, howler, boner are comparable when they denote something (as an act, statement, or belief) that involves a departure from what is, or what is generally held to be, true, right, or proper. Error …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • Typographical syntax — Typographical syntax, also known as orthotypography,[citation needed] is the aspect of typography that defines the meaning and rightful usage of typographic signs, notably punctuation marks, and elements of layout such as flush margins and… …   Wikipedia

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