erratum Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a mistake in printed matter resulting from mechanical failures of some kind
    typographical error; misprint; literal; typo; literal error.

WordNet

Er*ra"tum noun
Etymology
L., fr. errare, erratum, to wander, err. See Err.
Wordforms
plural Errata
Definitions
  1. An error or mistake in writing or printing.
    A single erratum may knock out the brains of a whole passage. Cowper.

Webster 1913