erratum
Noted printing mistake
An erratum is an error in a printed work, or more commonly, a notice correcting such an error: The erratum slip listed three misprinted dates.
Publishers include errata (the plural) on inserted pages or at the back of books.
The term is formal and primarily used in academic and professional publishing contexts.
Printing mistake
- misprintTypographical error
- slipMinor error or misstep
- inaccuracyLack of precision
- oversightSupervision or inadvertent omission
blunder · flaw · defect · bug · gaffe · misstep · goof · botch
Supplementary text at end
- footnoteCitation at page bottom
- appendixSupplementary section after main text
- corrigendaItems requiring correction
- prefaceIntroductory book section
foreword · index · colophon · galley · proofreading · typesetting · edition · imprint
Acknowledged error in print
- amendmentChange to official text
- rectificationAct of setting straight
- emendationCorrection of written errors
- revisionAltering to improve
retraction · clarification · correction · fix · edit · adjustment · modification · update
typo
Printing mistake
- misprintTypographical error
- slipMinor error or misstep
- inaccuracyLack of precision
oversight · blunder · flaw · defect · bug · gaffe · misstep · goof · botch · misjudgment
addendum
Supplementary text at end
- footnoteCitation at page bottom
- appendixSupplementary section after main text
- corrigendaItems requiring correction
preface · foreword · index · colophon · galley · proofreading · typesetting · edition · imprint · bibliography
corrigendum
Acknowledged error in print
- amendmentChange to official text
- rectificationAct of setting straight
- emendationCorrection of written errors
revision · retraction · clarification · correction · fix · edit · adjustment · modification · update · redress
- errorsmistake, blunder, blunders, fault, flaw
- mistakesmistake, mistakes, slip, blunder, blunders
- correctionscorrection, corrections, fix, fixing, rectification
- journal publishingresearch article, editor in chief, review article, managing editor, case study
- academiaprofessors, universities, graduation cap, biology department, professor
- academic journalsNature, peer-reviewed journal, scientific publications, scholarly articles, online journals
erratumcorrection
Fixing of mistakes
corrigendum · accuracy · correctness · perfection · truth
erratumstet
Editorial "never mind"
corrigendum · correction · emendation · clean copy · rectification
- erratic behaviorUnpredictable, inconsistent conduct
- glacial erraticIce-carried misplaced rock