Errata (correction directory)
Errata (plural of Latin erratum "error"; also Corrigenda or Korrigenda ) refers to the list of printing and other errors in a printed matter and their correction. Such registers have been in use since the 16th century. They were often printed on the last sheet of a book if the errors were only noticed after the first sheets had been printed out and reprinting would have been too costly.
The publication of correction lists is important for scientific literature in order to inform the reader of the errors as soon as possible before the next edition appears. The errata can range from a single insert page to a multi-page insert booklet and are usually distributed free of charge by publishers through bookshops. The corrections will be incorporated as far as possible in the next new edition of the respective book.
The synonym Corrigendum (Latin for "to be corrected") is the entirety of the corrections of the errors or misprints to be corrected in a text or print product , i.e. the print corrections . The term is often used with the same meaning in the plural: Corrigenda is the traditional heading for the corrections listed at the end of a book.
Related is the addendum , the addendum to forgotten passages in the text, and sometimes important discoveries that were made after the book was printed and are therefore not included.
In electronics, especially with processors, errata with known design errors ('bugs') are published by the manufacturer ( erratum (processor) ). A well-known example is an incorrect calculation of divisions in an early Intel Pentium version ( Pentium FDIV bug ).
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literature
- Jürgen Beyer: Errata and Corrigenda. In: Wolfenbüttel notes on book history. 37 (2012), pp. 27-39.
