misprint; typographical error; typo
Refers to an error in printed text, such as a wrong character or word, typically in books, newspapers, or official documents.
There was a misprint in the newspaper, so a correction notice was published.
This book has many typos in its first edition.
There are a few misprints in this book.
The editorial department corrected the misprint and reissued the book.
A reader found a misprint and reported it to the publisher.
The first edition had a lot of misprints.
Compound of 誤 (go, 'mistake') and 植 (shoku, 'to plant; to set type'), literally 'mistakenly set type'. The term originated in the context of movable-type printing.