typo

Etymology 1

Clipping of typographical error.

noun

1. A typographical error.
   Sorry, I meant to say “buy a SODA”—“sofa” was a typo.
   His 14 singles titles still look like a typo even for those like me who have watched him build that probably unbreakable record, red brick by red brick. 2023-05-18, Christopher Clarey, “Even as He’s Out, Rafael Nadal Will Always Be a Part of the French Open”, in The New York Times

verb

1. To make a typographical error.
   Tell your mother that that essay I wrote for THE WRITER, that mentions you, is now in print in the Aw-Ghost issue. But they typoed Elfquest, so now it reads Elquist. I see I had typoed it myself, leaving out the “f” but they worsened it. 1993, Piers Anthony, edited by Alan Riggs, Letters to Jenny, Tor Books, page 108

Etymology 2

Clipping of typographer.

noun

1. (colloquial, dated) A compositor; a typographer.