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Another kind of typo—informally called an "atomic typo"—is a typo that happens to result in a correctly spelled word that is different from the intended one. Since it is spelled correctly, a simple spellchecker cannot find the mistake. The term was used at least as early as 1995 by Robert Terry. [15] A few illustrative examples include:
If the template page is set up properly, a bot will come along and replace, for example, {} with {}. The purpose of these templates is similar to redirects, but over the years, some editors have objected to template redirects because scripts and bots look only for the template's canonical form.
The following tables list the features defined in version 1.8.1 of the OpenType specification. The codes in the "type" column are explained after the tables. OpenType features may be applicable only to certain language scripts or specific languages, or in certain writing modes. The features are split into several tables accordingly.
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In this table, The first cell in each row gives a symbol; The second is a link to the article that details that symbol, using its Unicode standard name or common alias.
See Wikipedia:Typo for information on and coordination of spellchecking work. Note that not all occurrences of these spellings will be misspellings: if they are in song titles, for instance, they must be left as the song writer intended (but it is worth checking back to sources); if they are in transliterations such as " Tao Te Ching " or in ...
When using AWB, you can refresh the typo list by selecting "File → Refresh status/typos" (CTRL-R). This is useful when you are modifying the typo list on Wikipedia while using AWB to test/process the modification (but basic testing should first be done offline—e.g. by using AWB's Regex Tester or "Find and replace").
Correct the spelling in the Wikipedia article and remove the {{typo help inline}} tag. Follow the steps for a correctly spelled word, below. If the word is English and correctly spelled: If the correct spelling is not in the English Wiktionary and is not an article on English Wikipedia, add it to Wiktionary if it meets the criteria for inclusion.