misprint

Other forms: misprints; misprinted; misprinting

An error in a published text is a misprint. If a newspaper headline reads "Local Sailing Team Wins International Goat Race," that's probably a misprint. At least we hope it is!

A mistake in anything that's printed is a misprint. You might also call it a typographical error or typo. Misprints are an embarrassment for the publisher, since they're evidence of a hasty printing job or a lack of careful proofreading. Spelling and grammatical errors (using then instead of than, for example) in books, magazines, or newspapers are common kinds of misprints.

Definitions of misprint

1. noun

   a mistake in printed matter resulting from mechanical failures of some kind
   synonyms: erratum, literal, literal error, typo, typographical error

   type of:

   error, mistake

   part of a statement that is not correct
2. verb

   print incorrectly
   type of:

   print

   write as if with print; not cursive