transcription error
Written reproduction flaw
A transcription error is a mistake made when copying information from one place to another—misreading a source, mishearing dictation, or hitting the wrong key.
Common examples include transposed digits (typing 54 instead of 45), omitted words, or mishearing similar sounds.
The term appears in medical, legal, and data-entry contexts where accuracy matters.
- typoPrinting mistake
- fat fingerErrant keypress from imprecision
- mistakeWrong action or decision
- misprintTypographical error
- clericalOf office duties
data entry · copying · garbled · lost in translation · misspelling · dictation · stenographer · handwriting · illegible · mishearing · spoken word · corrupted · garble · medical records · errata · proofreading · correction · slip
- office mistakestypo
- text errorstypo, misspelling, misprint, spelling mistake, missing letter
- Copy Errorstypo, misspelling, misprint, transposition, wrong letter
- Cell Errorsmutation, DNA damage, point mutation, frameshift mutation, missense mutation
- data errorstypo, data loss, misspelling, duplicate entries, typos
- lab errorsmislabeling, cross-contamination, equipment failure, misidentification, quality control failure
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