transmission error

noun

A textual discrepancy between a facsimile and its source which arises due to a copyist's perception or reproduction of the text differing from the text as originally produced, generally as a mistake or due to damage to the source material.

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Meanings

nountransmission error (plural transmission errors)

plural transmission errors

  1. human sciencesA textual discrepancy between a facsimile and its source which arises due to a copyist's perception or reproduction of the text differing from the text as originally produced, generally as a mistake or due to damage to the source material.
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APA

transmission error. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/transmission%20error

MLA

“transmission error.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/transmission%20error. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “transmission error,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/transmission%20error.

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