erratum

[ ih-rah-tuhm, ih-rey-, ih-rat-uhm ]

noun

, plural er·ra·ta [ih-, rah, -t, uh, ih-, rey, -, ih-, rat, -, uh].

1. an error in writing or printing.
2. a statement of an error and its correction inserted, usually on a separate page or slip of paper, in a book or other publication; corrigendum.

erratum

/ ɪˈrɑːtəm /

noun

1. an error in writing or printing
2. another name for corrigendum

Usage Note

See errata.

Word History and Origins

Origin of erratum¹

1580–90; < Latin, noun use of errātum wandered, erred, strayed (neuter past participle of errāre ). See err, -ate ¹

Word History and Origins

Origin of erratum¹

C16: from Latin: mistake, from errāre to err

Example Sentences

Today, Science publishing an Erratum noting that starting 1 May, the fossil will be housed in the Museo del Desierto in Saltillo, Mexico, until the originally listed public museum is built.

From Science Magazine

I think his social media followers will instead shout, “Holy erratum, Batman.”

From Washington Post

These abstracts were processed and curated, for example to remove text that wasn’t in English and to exclude abstracts that had unsuitable metadata types, such as ‘Erratum’ or ‘Memorial’.

From Nature

In a conference call late Wednesday, Intel’s general manager of data center engineering, Stephen Smith, said any potential exploit “is really not the result of product erratum. The processors are really operating as they should operate, as they were designed to operate and validated to operate.”

From Wall Street Journal

The original figure is shown as Supplementary Information to the Erratum.

From Nature