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erratum
(er|ratum)
Pronunciation:
/ɛˈrɑːtəm/
noun
(
plural
errata
/-tə/
)
an error in printing or writing.
(
errata
)
a list of corrected errors appended to a book or published in a subsequent issue of a journal.
Origin:
mid 16th century
: from Latin, 'error', neuter past participle of
errare
'err'
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