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This template is used on approximately 13,000 pages and changes may be widely noticed. Test changes in the template's /sandbox or /testcases subpages, or in your own user subpage . Consider discussing changes on the talk page before implementing them.
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:
Add {{User Typo Team}} to show the project userbox on your user page. Note the bold "Wikipedia Typo Team" in the userbox above will be a link to this project page when used on your user page. The original userbox was designed by Galaxiaad and may still be used using the old {{User:Galaxiaad/typo}}.
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See Template:Adopt-a-typo for full instructions on its use. Multiple users may adopt the same typo. This is a good thing because some typos are common and require extra care while others are neglected by their other parents. If you adopt a typo that has already been adopted, if you prefer, you can think of yourself as a Typo Nanny.
This page has copy-and-paste examples for adding words to Wiktionary when dealing with correctly-spelled words flagged by moss. If you aren't confident in the definition of a word, you can use {{rfdef|en}} ("en" if it's an English word, otherwise the right language code).