miswrite
English
Etymology
From Middle English miswriten, from Old English miswrītan, misƿrītan (“to write incorrectly; make a mistake in writing; miswrite”), equivalent to mis- + write.
Verb
miswrite (third-person singular simple present miswrites, present participle miswriting, simple past miswrote, past participle miswritten)
- (transitive) To write incorrectly.
- 1844, Ralph Waldo Emerson, quoted in Perspectives in American Literature by Paul P. Reuben,
- ...but we lose ever and anon a word, or a verse, and substitute something of our own, and thus miswrite the poem.
- 1844, Ralph Waldo Emerson, quoted in Perspectives in American Literature by Paul P. Reuben,
Noun
miswrite (plural miswrites)
- (computing) A failed write operation.
- 1983, Lawrence Calmus, The business guide to small computers (page 143)
- Line fluctuations can cause misreads and miswrites.
- 1983, Lawrence Calmus, The business guide to small computers (page 143)