typographical error

noun

1. an error in printed or typewritten matter resulting from striking the improper key of a keyboard, from mechanical failure, or the like.

Example Sentences

Only one typographical error was noted in the conversion of the printed document to digital format.

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Transcriber's Note:The typographical error "overwhelmlingly" was changed to "overwhelmingly."

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The result of all this care was that, according to Borrow the edition exhibited scarcely one typographical error.

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The transcriber has taken the liberty to change 1820 to read 1720, as this appears to be a typographical error.

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Except in the case of apparent typographical error, discrepancies were left as printed.

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