Erratum

Erratum

An erratum or corrigendum (plurals: errata, corrigenda) is a correction of a book. An erratum is most commonly issued shortly after its original text is published. Patches to security issues in a computer program are also sometimes called errata. As a general rule, publishers issue an erratum for a production error (i.e. an error introduced during the publishing process) and a corrigendum for an author's error.

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Errata sheets

"Errata, lists of errors and their corrections, may take the form of loose, inserted sheets or bound-in pages. An errata sheet is definitely not a usual part of a book. It should never be supplied to correct simple typographical errors (which may be rectified in a later printing) or to insert additions to, or revisions of, the printed text (which should wait for the next edition of the book). It is a device to be used only in extreme cases where errors severe enough to cause misunderstanding are detected too late to correct in the normal way but before the finished book is distributed. Then the errors may be listed with their locations and their corrections on a sheet that is tipped in, either before or after the book is bound, or laid in loose, usually inside the front cover of the book. (Tipping and inserting must be done by hand, thus adding considerably to the cost of the book.)" [1]

Meanings in a non-editorial context

Design errors and mistakes in a CPU's hardwired microcode may also be referred to as errata. One well-publicized example is Intel's "FDIV" erratum in early Pentium processors,[2] known as the Pentium FDIV bug. This gave incorrect answers to a floating-point division instruction (FDIV) for a small set of numbers, due to an incorrect lookup table inside the Pentium chip.

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  • erratum — plur. errata [ eratɔm, erata ] n. m. • 1798; mot lat. « chose où l on a erré », de errare → errer ♦ Faute d impression signalée. Liste des errata. ● erratum nom masculin (mot latin) Faute d impression répertoriée dans l errata. ● erratum (diffic …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • Erratum — Er*ra tum, n.; pl. {Errata}. [L., fr. errare, erratum, to wander, err. See {Err}.] An error or mistake in writing or printing. [1913 Webster] A single erratum may knock out the brains of a whole passage. Cowper. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • erratum — I index error II index fault (mistake), miscue, misstatement III …   Law dictionary

  • Erratum — Sn Fehler, Druckfehler per. Wortschatz fach. (19. Jh.) Entlehnung. Entlehnt aus l. errātum Fehler, Irrtum , dem substantivierten PPP. von l. errāre irren . Das Adjektiv erratisch in erratischer Block Findling ist abhängig von frz. bloc erratique… …   Etymologisches Wörterbuch der deutschen sprache

  • erratum — list of corrections attached to a printed book, 1580s, from L. erratum (pl. errata), neut. pp. of errare (see ERR (Cf. err)) …   Etymology dictionary

  • Errātum — (lat.), Irrthum, Versehen; Druckfehler …   Pierer's Universal-Lexikon

  • Errātum — (lat.), Irrtum, Fehler, namentlich Druckfehler, besonders in der Mehrzahl (Errata): Verzeichnis solcher …   Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon

  • Erratum — Errātum (lat.), Irrtum, Versehen, Druckfehler …   Kleines Konversations-Lexikon

  • erratum — ERRÁTUM s.n. v. erată. Trimis de LauraGellner, 13.09.2007. Sursa: DN …   Dicționar Român

  • erratum — meaning ‘an error (in printed matter)’ is pronounced i rah tǝm. It is a singular noun, with a plural errata. Errata should not be used as a singular noun on the analogy of agenda; if a singular is needed, a phrase such as list of errata is… …   Modern English usage

  • erratum — ► NOUN (pl. errata) 1) an error in printing or writing. 2) (errata) a list of corrected errors added to a publication. ORIGIN Latin, error …   English terms dictionary

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