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misprint vs error

error vs misprint

misprint and error both are nouns.

misprint is a verb but error is not a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
misprint Yes No Yes No
error Yes No No No
As nouns, error is a hypernym of misprint; that is, error is a word with a broader meaning than misprint:
  • misprint: a mistake in printed matter resulting from mechanical failures of some kind
  • error: part of a statement that is not correct
Other hypernyms of misprint include mistake.
misprint (noun) error (noun)
a mistake in printed matter resulting from mechanical failures of some kind a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention
(baseball) a failure of a defensive player to make an out when normal play would have sufficed
inadvertent incorrectness
departure from what is ethically acceptable
a misconception resulting from incorrect information
part of a statement that is not correct
(computer science) the occurrence of an incorrect result produced by a computer
misprint (verb) error (verb)
print incorrectly
Difference between misprint and error

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