noun
- the act of placing something in the wrong location or position
- an incorrect identification of where something is located
Examples
- The mislocation of the emergency supplies caused delays during the drill.
- GPS errors can lead to mislocation of vehicles on digital maps.
- The mislocation of the historical marker confused many tourists.
- Database mislocation resulted in customers receiving packages at wrong addresses.
- The surveyor’s mislocation of the property boundary led to a legal dispute.
- Mislocation of the backup files made data recovery more difficult.