Typographical error
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"Bayle makes mention of a typographical blunder [ mentula instead of "mente illa"], in citing a passage of Scripture, which makes a sense horribly profane." --The Life of Erasmus (1758) John Jortin |
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A typographical error (often shortened to typo) is a mistake made in the typing process (such as spelling) of printed material. Historically, this referred to mistakes in manual type-setting (typography). The term includes errors due to mechanical failure or slips of the hand or finger, but excludes errors of ignorance, such as spelling errors. Before the arrival of printing, the "copyist's mistake" or "scribal error" was the equivalent for manuscripts. Most typos involve simple duplication, omission, transposition, or substitution of a small number of characters.
See also
- Clerical error (and scrivener's error)
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- Fat-finger trade
- Orthography
- Transcription error
- Typosquatting
