misdated
Given wrong year
Misdated means marked with the wrong date.
A misdated check, letter, or document shows an incorrect date—whether through error or intention: The contract was misdated by a full year.
In philately and numismatics, misdated items may carry premium value as curiosities.
Written symbol or message
- manuscriptOriginal text before publication
- contractEnforceable written agreement
- certificateFormal written attestation
- checkOrder to pay
deed · will · forgery · notarization · signature · postmark · timestamp · backdated
Historical time-placement error
- inaccuracyLack of precision
- typoPrinting mistake
- misprintTypographical error
- erratumDocumented publishing mistake
blunder · oversight · mistake · correction · discrepancy · miscalculation · rectify · amendment
Decaying carbon isotope
- thermoluminescenceLight from heated irradiated material
- dendrochronologyDating via growth rings
- stratigraphyStudy of rock layers
- paleographyStudy of ancient handwriting
numismatics · potsherd · artifact · manuscript · inscription · papyrus · calibration · isotope
letter
Written symbol or message
- manuscriptOriginal text before publication
- contractEnforceable written agreement
- certificateFormal written attestation
check · deed · will · forgery · notarization · signature · postmark · timestamp · backdated · antedated
anachronism
Historical time-placement error
- inaccuracyLack of precision
- typoPrinting mistake
- misprintTypographical error
erratum · blunder · oversight · mistake · correction · discrepancy · miscalculation · rectify · amendment · revision
radiocarbon
Decaying carbon isotope
- thermoluminescenceLight from heated irradiated material
- dendrochronologyDating via growth rings
- stratigraphyStudy of rock layers
paleography · numismatics · potsherd · artifact · manuscript · inscription · papyrus · calibration · isotope · sample