Typo (Noun)
Meaning
A mistake in printed matter resulting from mechanical failures of some kind.
Classification
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents.
Examples
- The company had to recall all the brochures due to a glaring typo on the cover page that read "hte" instead of "the".
- A single typo in the phone number on the business card made it impossible for clients to get in touch with the consultant.
- The publisher was embarrassed to discover a typo on the first page of the novel that had just been released.
- The typo on the restaurant sign was so egregious that it became a popular meme on social media, reading "Resturant" instead of "Restaurant".
- Despite proofreading the document multiple times, a typo managed to slip through, rendering the entire report unusable due to a crucial error.