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misprint [1 record]

Record 1 2007-10-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Correction and Proofreading (Printing)
  • Typesetting and Imagesetting
DEF

An error made during the setting of type.

OBS

In proofreading, a misprint is referred to as a printer's error and often marked "PE".

French

Domaine(s)
  • Correction d'épreuves (Imprimerie)
  • Composition (Imprimerie)
DEF

Erreur survenue au moment de la composition.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Corrección de pruebas (Imprenta)
  • Composición (Imprenta)
DEF

Equivocación material cometida en lo impreso o en lo manuscrito.

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