noun
misregister; misregistration
Technical printing term for when colors or images are slightly out of alignment on a printed sheet.
この印刷物は版ずれがひどくて、色が二重に見える。
This printed material has severe misregistration, making the colors look doubled.
版ずれを防ぐために、印刷機の調整を入念に行った。
To prevent misregister, we carefully adjusted the printing press.
General word for gap or misalignment; 版ずれ specifically refers to printing misregistration.
Compound of 版 (printing plate/block) and ずれ (misalignment, gap).