erratum

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

erratum
    n 1: a mistake in printed matter resulting from mechanical
         failures of some kind [syn: {misprint}, {erratum},
         {typographical error}, {typo}, {literal error}, {literal}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

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]

from Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

26 Moby Thesaurus words for "erratum":
      clerical error, corrigendum, error, failure, fault, faute,
      human error, misapprehension, miscalculation, miscarriage,
      misconception, miscount, misdeal, misidentification, misjudgment,
      misplay, misprint, misquotation, misreport, miss, misstatement,
      mistake, misunderstanding, misuse, typo, typographical error

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