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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++ty·po /ˈtaɪpəʊ $ -poʊ/ noun (plural typos) [countable]  MISTAKEa small mistake in the way something has been typed or printed 打字错误;排印错误see thesaurus at mistake
Examples from the Corpus
typoDo not worry about typos or spelling.I see a couple of typos.The article was badly written and full of typos.This report is full of typos.
From Longman Business Dictionarytypoty‧po /ˈtaɪpəʊ-poʊ/ noun [countable] informal a small mistake in the way something has been TYPED or printedOrigin typo (1800-1900) typographical error
ty·po nounChineseSyllable
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typo
typo /ˈtaɪpəʊ $ -poʊ/ noun (plural typos) [countable]
 Date: 1800-1900
 Origin: typographical error
a small mistake in the way something has been typed or printed
     
THESAURUS
    mistake something incorrect that you accidentally do, say, or write: a spelling mistake | I made a mistake – it should say £230, not £320.
    error formal a mistake: an error in the report | grammatical errors | He had made a serious error on his tax form.
    misprint a small mistake in something that is printed: There was a misprint in the article, and instead of ‘pleasant’ it said ‘pheasant’.
    typo informal a mistake in something that has been typed or printed: I spotted a couple of typos in the letter.
    inaccuracy formal a piece of information that is not completely correct: The report contained several inaccuracies.
    mix-up a careless mistake in which one name, time, address etc has been confused with another, so that the details of something are wrong: There was a mix-up over the train times and I missed my train.
    slip-up a careless mistake when you are doing something: The other team took advantage of the goalie’s slip-up.
    oversight a mistake in which you forget something or do not notice something: Through some oversight, the brochures were not ready by the right date.
    a slip of the tongue a mistake in which you accidentally say a similar sounding word: When I said Thursday, I meant Tuesday. It was a slip of the tongue.
    faux pas /ˌfəʊ ˈpɑː, ˈfəʊ pɑː $ ˌfoʊ ˈpɑː/ formal an embarrassing mistake in a social situation, when you do or say something that you shouldn’t: Harris, trying to be funny, addressed the waiter as ‘boy’. A deathly silence followed this faux pas.


typoBrE /ˈtaɪpəʊ/ 🔊NAmE /ˈtaɪpoʊ/ 🔊 noun (
plural
typos
)
(informal)
a small mistake in a typed or printed text 打字(或排印)文稿的小错误