Erratum — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a mistake in printed matter resulting from mechanical failures of some kind

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɛɹˈɑːɾəm/

🇬🇧British English

/ɛɹˈɑːtəm/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɛɹˈɑːtəm/

3 syllables Say it as /ɛɹˈɑːɾəm/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

typo literal error typographical error literal misprint

Word Forms

misprint

verb

print incorrectly

Around the World

Europe

🇪🇸Spanish

errata

un error en el material impreso resultante de fallas mecánicas de algún tipo

🇮🇹Italian

errore

un errore nel materiale stampato derivante da guasti meccanici di qualche tipo

🇵🇹Portuguese

errata

um erro no material impresso resultante de algum tipo de falha mecânica

🇷🇺Russian

опечатка

ошибка в печатном материале, возникшая в результате каких-либо механических неисправностей

India

🇮🇳Hindi

इरेटा

किसी प्रकार की यांत्रिक विफलता के परिणामस्वरूप मुद्रित सामग्री में हुई गलती

🇧🇩Bengali

ত্রুটি

কোন ধরণের যান্ত্রিক ব্যর্থতার ফলে মুদ্রিত বিষয়ে একটি ভুল

🇮🇳Tamil

பிழை

சில வகையான இயந்திர தோல்விகளின் விளைவாக அச்சிடப்பட்ட விஷயத்தில் ஒரு தவறு

🇮🇳Telugu

లోపం

కొన్ని రకాల యాంత్రిక వైఫల్యాల ఫలితంగా ముద్రించిన పదార్థంలో పొరపాటు

🇮🇳Marathi

त्रुटी

काही प्रकारच्या यांत्रिक बिघाडांमुळे मुद्रित पदार्थातील चूक

🇮🇳Gujarati

ત્રુટિસૂચી

અમુક પ્રકારની યાંત્રિક નિષ્ફળતાના પરિણામે પ્રિન્ટેડ બાબતમાં ભૂલ

🇮🇳Kannada

ದೋಷಾರೋಪಣೆ

ಕೆಲವು ರೀತಿಯ ಯಾಂತ್ರಿಕ ವೈಫಲ್ಯಗಳ ಪರಿಣಾಮವಾಗಿ ಮುದ್ರಿತ ವಸ್ತುವಿನಲ್ಲಿ ತಪ್ಪು

🇮🇳Malayalam

തെറ്റ്

ഏതെങ്കിലും തരത്തിലുള്ള മെക്കാനിക്കൽ തകരാറുകളുടെ ഫലമായി അച്ചടിച്ച ദ്രവ്യത്തിലെ പിശക്

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਇਰੱਟਮ

ਕਿਸੇ ਕਿਸਮ ਦੀਆਂ ਮਕੈਨੀਕਲ ਅਸਫਲਤਾਵਾਂ ਦੇ ਨਤੀਜੇ ਵਜੋਂ ਛਾਪੇ ਗਏ ਪਦਾਰਥ ਵਿੱਚ ਇੱਕ ਗਲਤੀ

🇵🇰Urdu

خطا

کسی قسم کی مکینیکل ناکامی کے نتیجے میں طباعت شدہ مادے میں غلطی

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

勘误表

由于某种机械故障而导致的印刷品错误

🇯🇵Japanese

エラッタ

何らかの機械的故障に起因する印刷物の誤り

🇰🇷Korean

오자

어떤 종류의 기계적 결함으로 인한 인쇄물의 실수

🇻🇳Vietnamese

lỗi lầm

một lỗi trong tài liệu in do một số lỗi cơ học

🇹🇭Thai

ข้อผิดพลาด

ความผิดพลาดในสิ่งพิมพ์อันเป็นผลจากความผิดพลาดทางกลไกบางประการ

🇮🇩Indonesian

ralat

kesalahan pada barang cetakan yang disebabkan oleh beberapa jenis kegagalan mekanis

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

خطأ مطبعي

خطأ في المادة المطبوعة ناتج عن أعطال ميكانيكية من نوع ما

🇮🇷Persian

اشتباه

اشتباه در مواد چاپی ناشی از نوعی خرابی مکانیکی

🇹🇷Turkish

yanlışlık

basılı materyalde bir tür mekanik arızadan kaynaklanan bir hata

🇮🇱Hebrew

שגיאה

טעות בדפוס הנובעת מכשלים מכניים מסוג כלשהו

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The primary meaning of 'erratum' is 'a mistake in printed matter resulting from mechanical failures of some kind'.

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Using 'erratum' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'erratum' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'erratum' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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