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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A mistake in printing, typesetting, or typing, especially one caused by striking an incorrect key on a keyboard.
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- noun A
mistake made during the process oftyping , especially one caused by a slip of the fingers; often shortened totypo .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a mistake in printed matter resulting from mechanical failures of some kind
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