typo

[tahy-poh] /ˈtaɪ poʊ/

noun, plural typos. Informal.

Origin

1890-95; shortened form; see -o

typo-

a combining form representing type, in compound words:

typography, typology.

Compare -type.

typographical.

Examples from the web for typo

These two strangers had nearly identical email addresses, and it was a fateful typo that brought them together.
He'd maybe make one little typo, but his copy was clean and concise and it was an item.
Sorry about the typo on height in the second paragraph.
Then there was a crucial typo and some shoddy referencing.
But one little typo can turn into a big security problem.
It's the equivalent of pulping an entire encyclopaedia on the basis of a single typo.
Also, if you use your own domain, users are more likely to end up closer to the intended destination if they make a typo.

British Dictionary definitions for typo

/ˈtaɪpəʊ/

noun (pl) -pos

(informal) a typographical error Also called (Brit) literal

abbreviation

variants of typ.

Word Origin and History for typo

1816, short for typographer; 1892 as short for typographical error (see typography).

typo in Technology

Related Abbreviations for typo

typographical [error]