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The phrase "a typing mistake" is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it when referring to an error made while typing, often in the context of written communication or documents.
Example: "I apologize for the confusion; it was just a typing mistake in the report."
Alternatives: "a typographical error" or "a typing error."
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I checked and was assured this was simply a typing mistake.
They would have got away with another $860 million, if it were not for a typing mistake.
The President asked if he needs to type the F in upper-case, and he got the and the ; right too, he was very precise and didn't make a typing mistake.
For those of us who had frequently been forced to discard an entire typed page and start over again after making a typing mistake, this was a revolutionary new technology.
(In the report, Clarke is listed as voting against this, not for it. But that's a typing mistake. I've checked).
(Mr. Landau told staff members that the address had been off by one number, possibly the result of a typing mistake).
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For the author's benefit I also spotted a score of typing mistakes and grammatical loose ends which can be found in the attached pdf.
2. It was an beginner type mistake: you don't talk when you are miked up!
These are a type of mistake where one base – or 'letter' – in a gene is swapped for another.
The most important error was a failure by engineers to pay sufficient attention to what they were doing — a type of mistake that will still be with us even if the world does go fully metric.
The data leak resulted from a type of mistake that is becoming increasingly common as government agencies and corporations scrap paper in favor of cheaper, faster distribution online.
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Since I tried Ludwig back in 2017, I have been constantly using it in both editing and translation. Ever since, I suggest it to my translators at ProSciEditing.

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