printo
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Meaning · English
An error made during printing.
Register: slang
Where it’s used:
Used
American English
Examples
I can see why it would be tempting to treat a smart printer controller as a special case: the data is going onto paper and will never be seen by software again; if the user sees a printo on the paper, he can have it re-printed.
Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30)
Sources & notes
Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30 via kaikki.org).
Common questions
What does “printo” mean?
An error made during printing.
Is “printo” formal or informal?
printo is generally slang.