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transmission error

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.

Noun

transmission error (plural transmission errors)

  1. 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.

Forms of transmission error

pluraltransmission errors

Questions about transmission error

What does transmission error mean?
Transmission error means 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.
What part of speech is transmission error?
Transmission error is a noun.
What is the plural of transmission error?
The plural of transmission error is transmission errors.

Words near transmission error in the dictionary

  1. transmission electron diffraction
  2. transmission electron diffractions
  3. transmission electron microscope
  4. transmission electron microscopes
  5. transmission electron microscopy
  6. transmission error
  7. transmission errors
  8. transmission fluid
  9. transmission fluids
  10. transmission function
  11. transmission functions

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