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> From: aalinovi@riseup.net
> Date: Mon, 28 Aug 2023 14:01:50 -0400
> 
> I am running emacs-29.1 on OpenBSD.
> 
> Anytime I type M-x customize-option, as soon as I start typing it changes from
> customize-option to customize-variable.
> 
> Not knowing lisp, I would appreciate some assistance in correcting this.

There's no need to correct anything: an option in Emacs is also a
variable.  IOW, these two are synonyms.