noun
- an error in printing or writing
Usage: formal; often found in scholarly works
Examples
- The publisher included an erratum slip to correct the misspelled author’s name.
- An erratum was printed in the next issue of the journal.
- The textbook contained several errata that confused students.
- The erratum noted that the date should read 1865, not 1856.
- Academic journals often publish errata to correct factual errors.
- The erratum appeared on a separate page at the beginning of the book.