errata
errata Lexical Profile
errata Game Scores & Validity
• noun
A list of corrected errors appended to a book or published in a subsequent issue of a journal.
"The publisher inserted a slip of errata into the first edition to correct several typographical mistakes in the formulas."
Errors in printing or writing, such as misprints or typographical mistakes, discovered after a work has already been printed.
"Careful proofreading eliminated most of the errata before the manuscript went to press."
Word Nuance & Usage
Although historically the plural of "erratum," "errata" is frequently treated as a singular countable noun in modern publishing to refer to a single list or page of corrections (e.g., "an errata was inserted"). In strict formal writing, however, "erratum" is preferred for a single error and "errata" for multiple errors.
• Rhymes for errata
Word Origin & Etymology
Borrowed in the 16th century directly from Latin errata, the neuter plural of erratum ("an error" or "mistake"), from the past participle of errare ("to wander" or "to stray from the truth").