Definition of Mistype

1. Verb. To type incorrectly, introducing spelling mistakes or other errors. ¹

2. Verb. To categorize incorrectly. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Mistype

1. to type incorrectly [v -TYPED, -TYPING, -TYPES]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Mistype

mists
mists of time
mistune
mistuned
mistunes
mistuning
mistura
misturn
mistutor
mistutored
mistutoring
mistutors
misty
misty-eyed
misty rose
mistype (current term)
mistyped
mistypes
mistyping
misunderestimate
misunderestimated
misunderestimates
misunderestimating
misunderestimation
misunderestimations
misunderstand
misunderstandable
misunderstander
misunderstanders
misunderstanding

Literary usage of Mistype

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. A Manual of Church History by Albert Henry Newman (1903)
"mistype of doctrine was essentially like that of Bucer and Bui- linger, being intermediate between Zwingli's and Luther's and free from the harsher aspects ..."

2. Concrete Abstractions: An Introduction to Computer Science Using Scheme by Max Hailperin, Barbara Kaiser, Karl Knight (1999)
"In the dialog at the beginning of this section, did the order taker really mistype the number, or did the customer read it incorrectly? ..."

3. The Inform Designer's Manual by Graham Nelson (2001)
"Presumably it was a mistype for x == 5 meaning "test x to see if it's equal to 5". Unlike C, Inform uses ':' to divide parts of a 'for' loop specification: ..."

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