misrecords
Gets data wrong
Misrecords means to record incorrectly—capturing information with errors or inaccuracies.
The term applies to written documentation, audio or video recording, or data entry: The clerk misrecords addresses so often that mail regularly goes astray.
It can also describe historical or journalistic failures to accurately preserve events: The biography misrecords the date of her first marriage.
Unintentional deviations from correctness
- inaccuraciesDepartures from correctness
- discrepanciesDifferences where agreement expected
- falsificationsDeliberate alterations of truth
- misstatementsIncorrect or false assertions
distortions · typos · clerical errors · misprints · omissions · misfiled
Change to official text
- rectificationAct of setting straight
- revisionAltering to improve
- editModify written material
- updateNew version or information
adjustment · proofreading · redaction · retraction · overwrite · clarification · correction · errata
Twisting from original state
- glitchMinor system fault
- corruptionDishonest abuse of power
- staticWithout motion or change
- clippingPiece cut out
skipping · dropout · feedback · noise · interference · poor quality · garbled · muffled
errors
Unintentional deviations from correctness
- inaccuraciesDepartures from correctness
- discrepanciesDifferences where agreement expected
- falsificationsDeliberate alterations of truth
misstatements · distortions · typos · clerical errors · misprints · omissions · misfiled
amendment
Change to official text
- rectificationAct of setting straight
- revisionAltering to improve
- editModify written material
update · adjustment · proofreading · redaction · retraction · overwrite · clarification · correction · errata · restatement
distortion
Twisting from original state
- glitchMinor system fault
- corruptionDishonest abuse of power
- staticWithout motion or change
clipping · skipping · dropout · feedback · noise · interference · poor quality · garbled · muffled · overmodulation