miscopies

Reproduces with errors

Miscopies is the third-person singular verb and plural noun form of miscopy—to copy something incorrectly.

A scribe miscopies a manuscript when transcribing by hand; a student miscopies an equation from the board.

As a noun, miscopies are the flawed reproductions themselves: The document contained several miscopies that changed the meaning.

typographical

typos

Unintended keystroke errors

proofreading · correction · backspace · autocorrect · misspelling · typesetting · galley · publishing · editing · omission

transcription

errors

Unintentional deviations from correctness

slips · duplicating · replicating · scribal · manuscript · handwriting · clerical · reproduction · facsimile · transcribing

forgery

counterfeit

Fraudulent imitation

unauthorized · piracy · plagiarism · knockoff · bootleg · fraudulent · spurious · falsification · misattribution · copyright

Opposites
accuracy of reproduction

miscopiescopies

Makes identical versions

reproduces · transcribes · replicates · duplicates · preserves

Family

miscopied

Familiarity
Top 500,000
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Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G