typographical error

(typo) An error while inputting text via keyboard, made despite the fact that the user knows exactly what to type in. This usually results from the operator's inexperience at keyboarding, rushing, not paying attention, or carelessness.

Compare: mouso, thinko.

Last updated: 1996-04-20

Nearby terms:

type schemetypotypographical errortypographyTYPOLtypo squatter

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