Typographical error

The term typo (also typo of " typography error " ) refers to a spelling error in typewritten texts, which is not the result of ignorance of the correct spelling, but by haste and carelessness.

Most typos, additional or missing letters or permutations of consecutive letters dar. Often a letter is entered, the key is adjacent on the keyboard the desired correct key. An example of a typical typo is Beispeil ( transposed letters in the example). On the other hand standard is ( instead of standard ) is an example of a spelling error that is not a typo in the rule.

Typewriter

When typewriters without erase band, as they were used for decades in offices, introduced typographical errors often a serious problem dar. In business had the entire sheet to be typed new error- free, with a typo. Thus typo had a noticeable impact on the efficiency of a secretary. A time-saving expedient, if not flawless typeface was needed, the use of correction film or liquid correction means ( Tipp-Ex ) for the repair of mis-keyed letters, as well as the later arisen erase band was ( a ribbon with white paint ).

Computer

With the technological progress and the transition from the typewriter on PCs and printers the typo problem was clearly caught, because now a text could be proofread before it was finally printed. Today, many word processing programs also include an automatic spell checker, with which some of the spelling errors and typos, most can be found quickly in a text. Some text editors or word processing programs to correct typical typos already automatically as you type. However, this function can also be distracting if they mistakenly considers certain correct spellings as typos and automatically changed to a not desired by the user notation.

Software programming

Also in the software programming there are often typos (syntax error ), which lead to an error of the program. A spell checker is not useful here, because the source code (eg, variable and function names) contains many newly defined words. However, in text editors for program development helps the syntax highlighting and auto-completion, certain types of typos already to notice while writing the program. A syntax check is done for example in the compiler.

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Securities Trading

In securities trading, typos can cause great financial loss. On 8 December 2005, a dealer received the order, one share of temporary employment company J -Com at the price of 610,000 yen for sale on the Tokyo Stock Exchange. He mistook the fields and instead gave an order 610,000 shares at a price of one yen; this cost his employer, the Mizuho Financial Group, about 300 million euros and was " probably the most expensive typo in the world" referred to in media reports as the.