miswrite
verb[T]
(alsomis-write)uk/mɪsˈraɪt/us/ˌmɪsˈraɪt/miswrote|miswrittento write something in a way that is notaccurate:
Thedatehas been miswritten.
If adoctormis-wrote adrugchart, they could put the patient'slifeatrisk.
computingspecialized
torecordinformationin thememoryof acomputerin a way that is notaccurate:
Theoutcomedependson theamountofdatathat was miswritten.
Asinglemiswrittenfilecancauseprogramstocrash.
- Thenamewas miswritten as “Stepham” or “Speham”.
- In somecases, apropernamewas miswritten and thenalteredtoitscorrectform.
- Theseclassictextsare often written inarchaiclanguage, withfrequentomissionsand miswrittencharacters.
Defining & explaining
- account (tosomeone) forsomething
- accountability
- adumbration
- annotation
- annotator
- crystallize
- demystify
- explicable
- explicate
- expound
- lay
- misdescribe
- nail
- nailsomeonedown
- non-defining
- non-descriptive
- non-explanatory
- outline
- rough
- trace
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